The Mayor of Bristol defended the swift action on Sky News this morning, but was careful not to upset BLM supporters. Labour's Marvin Rees said: "It's important the way you describe it. I prefer to say we're not taking down a statue of a Black Lives Matter, we're taking down the work of a London-based artist who erected it without permission". Lo and behold the authorities treat BLM with anything other than baby gloves...
