New releases from Joe Wilkes, Honey and the Bear, and Hannah James and Toby Kuhn
PLANS to erect a statue of reviled ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher in London’s Parliament Square look set to be shelved over concerns of vandalism.
The proposal for the statue came from the charity the Public Memorials Appeal Trust, whose patron is the Duke of Wellington, but Westminster Council has been advised against the idea.
An original plan for a memorial was blocked in July over fears it would be attacked.
MARJ MAYO recommends a well illustrated and very positive account of an extraordinary period in local government history
BEN CHACKO reports on the struggles against sexism, racism and the brutish British state that featured at Matchwomen’s Festival this year
LYNNE WALSH tells the story of the extraordinary race against time to ensure London’s memorial to the International Brigades got built – as activists gather next week to celebrate the monument’s 40th anniversary


