A statue of William Thomson in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow. Thomson was Glasgow University's youngest (in 1832, aged 10) and oldest (aged 75) matriculated student.

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Not bad for a young lad from Belfast!

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Statue - part of the war memorial
Almonte, Ontario, Canada (not the 51st state - not now, not ever!)
October 2024
Elbows up!
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Listening to #BBCWomansHour re statues of women. I hate ALL public statues of people - M or F. They are hugely divisive, look dated very quickly, get abused, & are mostly ‘celebrating’ the wrong people. Society’s view of who’s “worthy” changes abt every 20? years.

Am I wrong?
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A question on #HouseOfLords #PublicStatues tabled by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 05-03-2026 has been answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-05/HL15265