Passed by: Senedd
Passed on: 30/10/2023
Policy lapses: 30/10/2026
Status: We are Working On it
Officer Responsible: Academic Affairs
Summary:
Should the Union help campaign for the University to take down the statue of King Edward VIII and replace it with someone better?
Details:
Outside Old College there is a statue of King Edward VIII, the Nazi-sympathiser who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.
Given the Royal Family ostracised him and it's the only statue in the UK of him, it's high time the students began a campaigned to remove it and replace it either with Charles III (who learnt Welsh at Aber) or someone just not a Nazi.
First, the SU endorsing a policy of change for the statue and issuing a statement against its continued existence.
Then sustained internal & external pressure on the University to remove it. Make a bold statement each time the University refuses, invite the Cambrian Times get the local community discussing about who to replace it, etc. https://www.channel4.com/programmes/edward-viii-britains-traitor-king
Presented By: Dylan Grant
Updates
| Actions Taken |
Name and Role |
Date |
| The academic affairs officer is in talks with the Old Collage. We will update as soon as we can. |
Esperanza (Academic Affaris 2025-2026) |
15/11/2025 |
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