Tom Slater Tom Slater

Gandhi must not fall

Student politics these days is frequently self-parodying. The Gandhi Must Fall campaign at Manchester university is a perfect case study.

Manchester city council has approved plans for a nine-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside Manchester Cathedral. The idea is to promote peace in the wake of the horrific Manchester Arena attack.

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