Heated debate over whether Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell's statue should be removed | LBC
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as posted by the channelIain Dale mediated this heated debate over the future of statue of Scout founder Robert Baden-Powell amid ongoing clashes about historical figures in Britain.
A statue of Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell has been given 24/7 security after locals rallied against it being removed amid the ongoing debate about historical figures in Britain.
Former Labour MP Andrew Mackinlay, who maintained the statue must stay, took on Unite Against Fascism member Weyman Bennett who felt the statue should be removed.
Mr Bennett said both the anti-racist and anti-fascist movement "have the case for its removal.
"In Baden-Powell's book he clearly says...I read all day, reading Mein Kampf. He was almost on the board to go and meet Adolf Hitler and I think we should be clear about that."
"He was obviously involved in the murder of black people in South Africa in terms of shooting people...that had surrendered," he said, "We should put statues up to genuine people that made progress for humanity."
Iain countered that the Scout movement was progress: "You can't just write someone off and say he did bad things, and maybe he did do bad things, but can't you recognise the good he did as well?"
Mr Bennett said you have to balance up the good and the bad and decide what you want to teach future generations and Baden-Powell "doesn't deserve" to be on Poole Harbour.
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