Campaigns to remove statues and plaques have become a regular feature of UK campus life in recent years.
Debates can be fierce, disruptive, divisive, and can often thrust university administrators and governing bodies into the unwelcome glare of a harsh media spotlight.
Yet characterising such conflicts simply as a part of the “culture wars” risks dismissing young people’s genuine passion about the way cultural heritage is presented.
We mustn’t fall into the trap – dismissing an often very healthy emerging desire to re-examine history and its contemporary resonance
