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British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

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According to the Daily Star on October 23, one of the most iconic statues of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been damaged, for the third time in five months.

Located on St Peter's Hill in Grantham, the statue was only erected on May 15 this year, but it has been a target for anti-Conservative vandals.

A recent attack on the £300,000 sculpture went viral on social media.

Because anonymous vandals screwed out the words "Tories get out of the way" on the base with yellow spray paint ... He also wore a small pink hat on his head.

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

To make matters worse, however, after images of graffiti went viral, the hat was actually plastered onto photos of the attack.

Lincolnshire Police confirmed they were searching for criminals and the attack had been treated as "criminal damage".

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

The statue has been in the spotlight since it was built in the former prime minister's hometown.

Just a few hours after it was erected, someone was fined for throwing eggs at it, and two weeks later someone vandalized it.

The target did have CCTV surveillance, but that didn't stop people from expressing their dissatisfaction with the status quo in the UK on the sculpture.

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

This incident caused some opinions online.

One tweeted: "It's amazing to stuff a piece of purple plastic cotton cloth over Maggie's head. ”。

"The fact that she now looks like a TV queen baby is a wonderful happy accident."

Another post read: "British art today. ”

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

Netizens:

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

Because it is erected in a place called St. Peter, this symbol seems appropriate.

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

So funny.

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

Hahaha! Awesome idea. If anyone deserves it, it's her.

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

If there is a need to demolish, it is this ... Despicable women who have left thousands of people without their homes and health.... Including us... We are still a few days away from losing our home, because she snatched with other bastards ...

British media: The statue of Margaret Thatcher was parodied and "Tories get out of the way" expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo in Britain

You can say that again.

In any case, we can't blame dissatisfaction with the status quo on people in the past, what kind of wisdom is this? This seems like a rather incompetent approach.

(Source: Daily Star)

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