Stroud District Council’s Blackboy Clock recommendations are covered by national news outlets

April 2022

After Stroud District Council announces the recommendations of the Review Panel, the news is quickly picked up by local and national publications, ranging from Stroud News & Journal and Gloucestershire Live to GB News, MailOnline, and the Spectator.

Writing in the Spectator, Michael Mosbacher proposes the clock be sold to a new trust established to preserve it in perpetuity, so that it ‘would be safe from the vagaries of politics and faddish sentiment’. ‘In 1844 the people of Stroud clubbed together to save their jack; perhaps that endeavour needs to be repeated once more.’

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Stroud News & Journal

Felton, James. “‘Racist’ Blackboy Clock in Stroud could be removed.” Stroud News & Journal, April 21, 2022.

Ashcroft, Esme. “Stroud council to recommend Blackboy clock is removed.” BBC News, April 21, 2022.

“Council set to call for removal of Blackboy clock and statue in Stroud.” ITV News West Country, April 21, 2022.

Garcia, Carmelo. “Civic leaders to call for Stroud’s Blackboy clock to be taken down.” Gloucestershire Live, April 21, 2022.

Blackburn, Jack. “Time is nearly up for blackboy on Stroud clock.” The Times, April 22, 2022.

“Historic Blackboy clock dubbed ‘offensive racist relic’ set to be torn down by council.” GB News, April 22, 2022.

Mosbacher, Michael. “Will Stroud’s ‘racist’ blackboy clock fall?” The Spectator, April 24, 2022.

Save Our Statues, Twitter, April 24, 2022. Archived April 24, 2022.

Historic England advises Stroud District Council on the removal of the Blackboy Clock Dan Guthrie posts on Instagram about Review Panel’s recommendations

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