it s almost a year since the toppling of edward colston s statue in the centre of bristol during a black lives matter demonstration. since it was fished out of city s harbour, its fate has been under discussion. well now the statue has been put on temporary display lying on its side. sabet choudhury reports. the fallen effigy. colston is a constant reminder of a painful past. the statue is a divisive symbol of a city trying to come to terms with its history. almost one year ago, he was toppled and dumped into the harbour. now, it is a centrepiece in a display designed to engage bristol. so this is very much, if you like, inviting the city to pause and reflect, but also to think a little bit about, 0k, what do we do with this statue? where do we want to display this or not display this? what do you want to do with the plinth? what do we want to do with the streets and squares of the city? what is our attitude towards the past, present, future? the events of that day last year laid b
some people did that instead of fighting against covid 19, they were fighting against me. finance ministers from the g7 leading economies are holding talks in london, where they ll discuss ways to ensure giant tech companies pay more tax. the chancellor rishi sunak said he was confident an agreement would be reached. it s almost a year since the toppling of edward colston s statue in the centre of bristol during a black lives matter demonstration. since it was fished out of city s harbour, its fate has been under discussion. well now the statue has been put on temporary display lying on its side. sabet choudhury reports. the fallen effigy. colston is a constant reminder of a painful past. the statue is a divisive symbol of a city trying to come to terms with its history. almost one year ago, he was toppled