My money is on Laurence Fox. He has pledged:-"I am standing to be London Mayor. One of the many reasons is that our current mayor, so vocal in his criticism of us, so keen to remind us of our flaws and failures, wishes to have our statues removed and our history rewritten.""I want to create a Park of London Heroes that will be home to a statue of every single VC and GC winner and I can think of no better location than next to Horseguards’ Parade."Goody, goody. I would also suggest that he has a statue created and placed outside of his own home, which will portray a Sikh soldier in WW1 kit, just to remind him."The 41-year-old [Fox] questioned the film ["1917"]’s storyline and what he describes as the “incongruous” inclusion of a Sikh soldier, Sepoy Jondalar, played by Nabhaan Rizwan, in the ranks of the British forces.Speaking on writer James Delingpole’s podcast, Fox remarks: ’It’s like, ‘There were Sikhs fighting in this war’ . . . OK, you’re now diverting me away from what the story is.“There is something institutionally racist about forcing diversity on people in that way.”"He is the victim, isn't he? Very much a tribune for the common people.(With thanks to Daily Express and The Independent)
David Ainsworth ● 1854d