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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
What statue isn't a vanity project? I don't think it's an issue, Universities need things like statues and art installations and various displays of interest and with Greta, I think, there's an argument of it not so much being a celebration of an individual as just a representation of a very specific period of time - climate change activism, the plight of future generations, etc.
Also it's £24k which in terms of a University decoration budget is small potatoes. If you were telling me it was going to cost £240k I would definitely say the money would be better spent elsewhere.
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...I think that Niamh might approve the potato statue, an honour that hasn’t been bestowed yet for some reason...