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It's already illegal to climb on a bunch of statues, memorials, and the like, and that's not just a UK thing, that's a most places thing.
I'm somewhat surprised people were allowed to climb this one.
I do agree that the supposed justification for this change sounds quite daft and chest-thumpy... almost to the point of sounding like political satire.
He's definitely playing it up in that way because he'd be crucified by the tabloids and Twitter for saying anything less on VE day, which is unfortunate, but I guess it's the political climate we live in.
But the actual law itself seems quite standard. It's not unusual at all for climbing on statues and monuments to be an offence, here or anywhere else. It's particularly touchy when it's one related to WW2, and it wouldn't be completely unreasonable to argue this one is.
I guess it shows why I could never be a politician lol. I'd probably say something like ok, ban climbing these statues, fair enough, but piss off with the putting words in my mouth. Churchill was a complicated man and I should be free to criticise him until the cows come home, and then I'd immediately face immense backlash, the usual GB News ghouls would be calling for my head, and I'd be ousted from [party].