{"id":268805,"date":"2023-07-22T13:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T11:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268805"},"modified":"2023-07-22T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T11:13:35","slug":"greta-thunberg-downgraded-winchester-statue-to-be-moved-to-somewhere-less-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268805","title":{"rendered":"Greta Thunberg Downgraded: Winchester Statue to be Moved to Somewhere \u201cLess Visited\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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University of Winchester is moving a \u201ccontroversial\u201d \u00a324,000 statue of Greta Thunberg from outside the University building to \u201cthe less-visited courtyard of the building\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greta Thunberg statue moved from outside university building<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20th July<\/em>
By\u00a0<\/em>Christopher Atkinson<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>@TweetsFromLimbo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A CONTROVERSIAL statue of Greta Thunberg is being moved from outside the University of\u00a0<\/em>Winchester<\/a>\u2019s West Downs Centre.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0<\/em>Chronicle<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has heard that the statue, titled\u00a0Make a Difference, has been a target for anti-social behaviour with it becoming slightly unstable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is being shifted from the busy concourse in Romsey Road to\u00a0be re-installed in the less-visited courtyard of the building.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk\/news\/23668315.greta-thunberg-statue-moved-outside-university-building\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The statue was controversial from the start, the Student Union was furious when the statue was commissioned and installed in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greta Thunberg statue at Winchester university sparks anger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published 30 March 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u00a324,000 statue of Greta Thunberg installed at a university has sparked anger among students who have branded it a \u201cvanity project\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Winchester believes it is the world\u2019s first life-sized sculpture of the \u201cinspirational\u201d Swedish environmental activist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the students\u2019 union said the funds could have been better spent.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the students\u2019 union said the funds could have been better spent.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-hampshire-56565683<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

No doubt the statue was made from metal ores dug by hand, transported by by eco-friendly sailing ships and horse drawn carriages, and refined using solar energy and hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winchester might not immediately spring to mind as a deprived area, but there are some serious pockets of poverty and crime. I once spent a few hours on a business meeting with someone on night patrol of a building site just down the road in Basingstoke. He could barely sit down \u2013 he and his scary guard dog literally had to get up and chase out intruders every 2-3 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I completely understand the student union\u2019s fury at the University spending money on a statue of someone who rejects schools, money which could have been spent helping students from poor families, regardless of the University\u2019s in my opinion less than credible claim that the money wasn\u2019t diverted from other uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winchester might not immediately spring to mind as a deprived area, but there are some serious pockets of poverty and crime. I once spent a few hours on a business meeting with someone on night patrol of a building site just down the road in Basingstoke. 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