"it was unwise to spend of lot of money on a memorial while the people of Tower Hamlets are living in poverty. People are struggling to buy food, they're not well enough, he added. When there's more financial stability all round, then we can think about it. At the moment, spending this kind of money isn't wise. They should focus on increasing the standard of living [for Londoners]."
"the new memorial was good money, well spent but suggested taking the statue of Mr Milligan down may not have been such a good idea."
"The Museum of London recognises that the monument is part of the ongoing problematic regime of white-washing history, which disregards the pain of those who are still wrestling with the remnants of the crimes Milligan committed against humanity, they added."
A seven-metre memorial to victims of the transatlantic slave trade is planned for West India Quay, east London, with a £1.1 million contract awarded to a Bristol-based firm by the Greater London Authority. The memorial would focus on those who suffered rather than slave traders or abolitionists. Local residents and museum visitors expressed mixed views about the cost and timing amid local poverty and food insecurity. Some residents argued funds should prioritise raising living standards. Others said the memorial is well spent, while the Museum of London Docklands noted the removal of a Milligan statue and criticised historic white-washing.
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