'Britain should not be boarding up Churchill. It should be turning to him for inspiration'
The decision to board up the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, to protect it from protesters, says much about the state of Britain today. The Prime Minister called it “shameful”: yes, Churchill held some opinions that belong in the past, but he led Britain to victory in the Second World War, defeating Hitler and his racist ideology. As some have pointed out, if the protesters think Churchill harboured questionable views, wait until they hear about the man he beat.
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