That’s tomorrow mate....6.24km in 31mins 24 secs last week which was a PB. All about the right combo of fast short runs and long slow runs.....Hoping the Reading Half will be a breeze if I keep this up
The more you chose to be outraged at a fringe attaching themselves to the blm protest posting **** loads about Any sniff of unlawful acts including that post you were pulled up on, continue ignoring the main message, choosing to not post about the criminal actions such as the Cov fans and others against the movement the more I think that you are purposely trying to stir up emotions against the movement and discredit the main message and law abiding massive majority driving it. I worry that you post this sorta stuff all over social media, do I think you’re a racist? No, but I do think you are purposely trying to stir up ill feelings from people, which is arguably worse.
One thing for sure to come out of 'statuegate' is knowledge that people have acquired. Having only ever visited the football grounds in Bristol, I was totally unaware of the Colston statue or its representaion/misrepresentation. My lad has learned loads on it, probably more than a term of history classes.
Totally agree bob. These statues need to remain so people can ask what/who they are about. Lets not try and cover our history because a few Tarquins are playing BLM this month.
Been down the pub for the last six hours so please be like strollsie and ignore anything I say for awhile
You're missing the point. Hardly anyone outside of Bristol knew anything about Colston until they tore down his statue.
Or John Cleese for his Basil Fawlty rant and goose step and just wait till they ban all of Allo Allo because it is offensive to: Women Homosexuals Transvestites the French the Italians the Germans and of course.................................. the English Have I left anybody out? Perhaps not this time because so far as I can recall there were no black or Asian characters.
The colson stuff was only around because the money earned from his job earned Was the statue put up because he was a slave trader or because he donated money to bristol Even strollsie must have done something his mum would be ashamed of
At least they won't be attempting to pull the bloody things down Shame it takes drunks to do the authorities job's for them
Always find the idea of pulling down statues rather ridiculous - just about as mindless as the ritual burning of flags. Coulson's company was actually founded by Charles the second, and John Locke and Samuel Pepys were amongst its shareholders - so maybe their statues are at risk as well. Actually the statue of more or less anyone who lived in the 17th Century is at risk - I mean Cromwell's statue could be pulled down by indignant Irishmen as well. We cannot judge historical characters in the same way we judge our contemporaries - there were very few voices raised against slavery in the 17th Century apart from a few Quakers.
What have you learned about Colston, Strolls? He was a slave trader in the 1600's and later a philanthropist in Bristol. Anyone who didn't know there was a slave trade then needs to brush up on their history. The trouble is, it became politically incorrect at the end of the C20th to mention the slave trade (unless you're black) in case it upset someone.
You’d think those who have been so vocal about the criminal behaviour would be horrified by this. Nazi salutes ffs directly what the war heroes fought against... the silence is very telling.
