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The question of what should happen to symbols of oppression has re-emerged a hot-button issue now that the graffiti-covered figure has moved to Bristol’s M Shed museum

The statue was part of a push in the Victorian era to create mercantile heroes. Colston’s slaving activities were conveniently glossed over.

After years of inaction by authorities, protesters have forced the point – opening a new chapter in this monument’s history.

The acquittal of the Colston Four is an important moment in upholding the right to protest, precisely because the jury’s verdict was based on the law as well as sentiment.

Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.

It might have many critics but the statue tribute to Mary Wollstonecraft succeeds in its abstract commemoration of the feminist. Public sculptures could learn from it

Britain’s heritage is steeped in the remnants and history of slavery, but you wouldn’t necessarily know it.

Retaining a statue or monument takes very little work – explaining it is a mammoth and contested task.

Voices on the extremes don’t represent society.

Defendants are increasingly unable to explain their actions to a jury.