But it’s a beautiful thing that a jury has sat through all the evidence, and come to the same conclusion. Rhian Graham, far right, with (from left) Sage Willoughby, Jake Skuse and Milo Ponsford outside Bristol Crown Court, 5 January 2022. Obviously I don’t think that this verdict means we should start pulling down all the statues in the UK. Really, it’s not about statues at all: it’s about that statue, in this city, at this time. It really is a very particular backdrop, and the jury obviously came to an understanding of that nuance.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2022 21:55 UTC