Black Lives Matter protesters pulled down the Bristol city centre monument to him on June 7. Last weekend, groups of mainly far-right sympathisers formed “bodyguard” squads to protect other statues from harm.In an apparent reference to these vigilante statue defenders, a papier-mâché figure of a burly bald man in a string vest has been placed in a wheelie bin close to Colton’s former plinth.The “sculpture” holds a small globe, and a mobile phone.The phone appears to have received a text message that reads “England for the English”.
A passer-by, speaking to the Bristol Post, said the sculpture was “really striking, and quite poignant after the events of the weekend. "There were lots of people stopping and looking and taking photos,” she.
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