“The University of Leicester has a longstanding history of supporting art, fostering creativity and protecting creative freedom.”
Surely throwing eggs could be argued as being a form of artistic freedom.
I thought we were removing statues of embarrassing parts of our history not adding more. I hope that it is defaced on a daily basis like it deserves.
I condone it though. Well done that fellow. Keep up the good work.
I read that as *edging*.
thatcher thatcher egg catcher
Oh well, anyway do it again.
Pale, stale, male, defaces statue commemorating UK’s first female Prime Minister.
Neither Leicester University nor any other institution is in a place to express their lack of condonation of freedom of speech. It’s none of their bloody business
>I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.
Honestly, I can think of no better tribute to Thatcher than this. If you have to resort to public defecation or vandalism to make your point, then it means your point is worthless.
I do think the liberal interpretation of “damage” in criminal damage needs to change.
It isn’t a good use of CPS, court, or police time prosecuting somebody for egging a statue. I think it’s a waste if valuable resources and a waste of taxpayer money. I’d say the same if it was a statute of a lefty leader being egged. The rain will wash it off for goodness sake.
Smear it with dogs muck and ask their opinion again; just keep trying stuff!
Neo liberal wankers 😘🇬🇧
> the debate that surrounds her legacy takes place here in Grantham
edit: personally I would keep scattering loads of bird food around the statue to attract loads of seagulls.
> Leicester University ‘does not condone’ staff member egging Thatcher statue
But it understands…
Instead of egging her, how about sitting down in the park (or whatever it is) close to it, and looping “Ding dong, the witch is dead” on the ghettoblaster?
But I do, so that counts for something.
I support it. As much as I support Thatcher doing what she believed in and what she thought was best for the country, it caused pain for the majority, and an egg is just deserves.
I really truly look forward to this thing being decorated repeatedly with a traffic cone to the head like the one in Scotland.
In the fullness of time, the council will run out of funds to remove the cone as has happened in Scotland and it will become a permanent feature.
Indeed, if by a miracle, a labour council were to be elected they could find the funds for the cone to be permanently attached.
Statue needs a traffic cone on its head.
What interests me is that people are very chill about vandalising a statue of (say) Thatcher based on sincere political beliefs, but if someone were to do the same to a statue of (say) Mandela or de Valera for the same reason, they’d be labelled a monster.
Should have dropped a big grumpy on her head.
Yeah, eggs aren’t enough
Two bloody cctvs watch over the statue with the threats of defacement.
A statue has 2 cameras to keep it it safe.
Someone has got their priorities in a twist there.
I wouldn’t have thought it necessary for a university to confirm that they don’t condone hooliganism.
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I’d have fried them on the spot.
“The University of Leicester has a longstanding history of supporting art, fostering creativity and protecting creative freedom.”
Surely throwing eggs could be argued as being a form of artistic freedom.
I thought we were removing statues of embarrassing parts of our history not adding more. I hope that it is defaced on a daily basis like it deserves.
I condone it though. Well done that fellow. Keep up the good work.
I read that as *edging*.
thatcher thatcher egg catcher
Oh well, anyway do it again.
Pale, stale, male, defaces statue commemorating UK’s first female Prime Minister.
Neither Leicester University nor any other institution is in a place to express their lack of condonation of freedom of speech. It’s none of their bloody business
>I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.
Honestly, I can think of no better tribute to Thatcher than this. If you have to resort to public defecation or vandalism to make your point, then it means your point is worthless.
I do think the liberal interpretation of “damage” in criminal damage needs to change.
It isn’t a good use of CPS, court, or police time prosecuting somebody for egging a statue. I think it’s a waste if valuable resources and a waste of taxpayer money. I’d say the same if it was a statute of a lefty leader being egged. The rain will wash it off for goodness sake.
Smear it with dogs muck and ask their opinion again; just keep trying stuff!
Neo liberal wankers 😘🇬🇧
> the debate that surrounds her legacy takes place here in Grantham
Sounds like the debate has commenced.
Frankly [egg throwing is pretty much a political statement anyway](https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2015/oct/05/history-egging-political-protest-britain).
edit: personally I would keep scattering loads of bird food around the statue to attract loads of seagulls.
> Leicester University ‘does not condone’ staff member egging Thatcher statue
But it understands…
Instead of egging her, how about sitting down in the park (or whatever it is) close to it, and looping “Ding dong, the witch is dead” on the ghettoblaster?
But I do, so that counts for something.
I support it. As much as I support Thatcher doing what she believed in and what she thought was best for the country, it caused pain for the majority, and an egg is just deserves.
I really truly look forward to this thing being decorated repeatedly with a traffic cone to the head like the one in Scotland.
In the fullness of time, the council will run out of funds to remove the cone as has happened in Scotland and it will become a permanent feature.
Indeed, if by a miracle, a labour council were to be elected they could find the funds for the cone to be permanently attached.
Statue needs a traffic cone on its head.
What interests me is that people are very chill about vandalising a statue of (say) Thatcher based on sincere political beliefs, but if someone were to do the same to a statue of (say) Mandela or de Valera for the same reason, they’d be labelled a monster.
Should have dropped a big grumpy on her head.
Yeah, eggs aren’t enough
Two bloody cctvs watch over the statue with the threats of defacement.
A statue has 2 cameras to keep it it safe.
Someone has got their priorities in a twist there.
I wouldn’t have thought it necessary for a university to confirm that they don’t condone hooliganism.