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Published Date: 21 April 2007
A NINE-FOOT bronze statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, is to be erected in Parliament Square in front of the Houses of Parliament - alongside some of Britain's great statesmen, including Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli.

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  • Last Updated: 20 April 2007 9:42 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Apartheid
 
1

Mart DownUnder,

Sydney 21/04/2007 00:25:33

So communist Ken Livingstone gets his way again.

Never thought I'd see the day they erect a statue of former convicted terrorist in Parliament square.

What next , a statue of Martin McGuiness in Trafalgar Square ?

2

Peeablo,

Blairistan 21/04/2007 00:44:18

Well we already have one war criminal inside aka one M. Thatcher. How long before we get the other one, her apprentice one T. Blair????

Parcel o' rouges the lot of them.......

3

Scullion,

Canada 21/04/2007 01:33:12

#1
Then we'd better remove all statues of Wallace and the Bruce in all places.

4

Guga,

Rockall 21/04/2007 03:47:53

#3 Scullion. Wallace and Bruce were not terrorists; they were fighting a foreign invader. The invaders were, in fact, the terrorists.

5

Sinnerman,

Another Planet 21/04/2007 04:33:38

"Terrorist" or "Freedom fighter" does it matter? Mandela has nothing to do with Britain, so why erect a statue to him? There are many more worthy to be honoured than Mandela.

6

Alba gu brath,

Tartan Oil & Gas Platform Scottish North sea 21/04/2007 05:53:37

#1 You trully are a steamer!!

7

Mercutio,

Hirta 21/04/2007 06:24:10

Mandela is a great man end of story, whether his statue should be in parliament sqare is another.
Has #4 ever heard of the Douglas Larder?. I think his history was learned at Mel Gibson's Knee.

8

calum,

21/04/2007 07:59:27

#4 So what were they doing in London?

Is there a statue of Mandela outside the SA Parliament? Or Margaret Thatcher? Or Harold Wilson? Great man though some think Mandela may be, isn't there enough by way of tributes up and down the Inited Kindom?

9

Gnasher,

21/04/2007 08:08:07

#4 - Wallace was a renowned perpetrator of massacres and crimes against human rights. We have seen his like in Serbia most recently. Certainly a terrorist, but if he brings in the towrists...

Mandela deserves to be celebrated because after all his travails he brought peace and harmony to a nation.

10

Boy Wonder,

21/04/2007 08:32:36

#10. Wini - bitter since Nelson divorced you??

11

Mart DownUnder,

Sydney 21/04/2007 08:37:20

Ok, my comment was tongue in cheek. Mandela IS a remarkable human being, no doubt. But his organisation DID advocate bombing of government property and targeting opponents. However despicable Apartheid was, terrorism is never justifited. Gandhi showed how to succeed with peaceful means.

#Peeable - Bit harsh on the Iron Lady. Ok, she will regret imposing poll tax til her last day, but without her Britain would still be being held to ransom by trade unions as in 70s. And maybe Argentina would still be occupying our sovereign territory. Her legacy is more positive than negative.

#5 Sinnerman. Couldn't have said it better myself. Great Brits should be celebrate. What about the Scot, James Watt, who kick started the world's first Industrial Revolution with his engineering genius. Or William Wilberforce, who helped abolished slavery?

Common, let's celebrate our own before those overseas

12

Media 1,

cape town and stockbridge 21/04/2007 09:35:13

Mandela or Madiba as we call him, is a man who has earned the respect of the South African people, both black and white.

Some people struggle with their conscience concerning Mandela because the truth of the matter is that he and his party are responsible for the murder of innocent people in several bomb attacks throughout SA.

Freedom fighter or terrorist is up for debate. But the murder of innocents is not, it happened!

Personally, I cannot and will not disrespect the man. I hold him dear and see him as a lighting rod between the races, someone who can unite them. I try not to think about the Pretoria Street bombings or McGoos bar, I try to focus on what good he has done and put the rest down to politics. I am not justifying what his party done, I am merely attempting to try and put that behind me by accepting that the political climate back then was intense.

I think a statue of the man anywhere in Africa would be right. But to erect one in London is outrageous to say the least.

13

Cadgers,

Perth 21/04/2007 09:46:14

#11 Was taking a slurp of tea when I read that Boy Wonder!! Where do I send the cleaning bill? LOL

14

Aesop,

Edinburgh 21/04/2007 14:11:22

Would like to see one of James Connolly outside the Scottish Parliament.

15

AlanSmart,

falkirk 21/04/2007 17:19:28

aesop

you wil get one

alan

16

Scottish Unionist,

21/04/2007 19:32:03

#2 Please elaborate on why Thatcher is a war criminal...

Mandela is a truly inspirational figure, regardless of which part of the world you reside.

Frankly, if it was my choice, I would have gone for Ronald Reagan, a man who did so much for the cause of freedom and democracy.

17

Pilrig,

Livingston 21/04/2007 22:23:42

15 - good thought but cannae see it happening. For one thing it would annoy the fluteplayers and the rammy would scare the timid Nu Lab cooncil.

18

Scullion,

Canada 21/04/2007 23:34:13

#4
Er, isn't that what Mandela was doing too?

19

Navvy,

22/04/2007 08:29:49

If we are removing statues please start with the incongruous one of Rob Roy outside the Albert Halls in Stirling.

Had the cattle thief and terroriser showed his face there in his lifetime he would have surely been lynched.


 

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