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The memorial has been rearranged so that one of the panels on the side of County Hall has been moved further away from where people can stand.
Because of its location, the memorial was always difficult to read and an explanatory panel had been provided, containing the information on the panels and an image of the central sculpture.
This panel has now been removed and replaced by a flashy, but generic panel which makes no mention of the Spanish Civil War. Anybody looking at the memorial would likely assume, not without good reason, that the plaques on the wall were similarly generic.
It appears that the new Tory regime wants to remove any association between the council and the International Brigades.
Given the speed with which the new Tory regime moved to make this change it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that this is ideologically driven.
Kay Cutts and other Tory councillors are as keen on war memorials as other right-wingers and have bedecked County Hall with a giant plastic poppy (albeit one initially attached upside down) in the run up to Armistic Day. They just have to be for the right conflicts (that is, ones where the British State is wielding the weapons).
Disgusting
11.11.2009 18:57
The email address of David Taylor, who seems to be responsible for this is
Peat
Counciller Cutts
12.11.2009 13:21
Henz
"No known risk" :(
12.11.2009 23:11
Ironically the project database has an entry:
At risk: No known risk
They made no attempt to disguise the ripping off the wall of the plague so well shown in the 'before photos'. Well done for recording this. This is despicable. Where is the plaque now? - if it has been destroyed the persons who did this should pay dearly. Either way it should be replaced.
Anti-fascist
Vandalism& disrespect, why not add instead of ripping this small plaque down
14.11.2009 20:02
Many of those who went to Spain from Nottingham were also against Stalinism& dismayed at the Yalta treaty, the Conservatives should explain why they ripped down this memorial. If this is justified, should we all rip down all the memorials in Nottingham & replace them with a slightly vague plaque about freedom?
James
read it there, too
22.11.2009 13:57
evening post mentioned it
disgusted
28.11.2009 12:23
I totally agree! The dead don't deserve it and I won't accept it! To hell with the cynical local authorities.
embee
actually embee
02.12.2009 09:45
not embee