Labour peer Baroness Amos who will be first black head of Oxford College demands statue of ‘white supremacist’ Cecil Rhodes is removed – as university’s vice-chancellor refuses to comment but says ‘we must confront our past’ Baroness spoke after a large demonstration was held outside Oriel College She says that there is no excuse to … Read more
The chancellor of Oxford University has hit out at the ‘hypocrisy’ around protests to remove a statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University’s Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate’s death pays for the education of more than … Read more
Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes reveals she sleeps in her make-up and never leaves the house without it – and admits she doesn’t have eyebrows after she ‘plucked them all out’ in the Sixties Fashion designer reveals how she maintains striking image during lockdown Tells Susannah Constantine on podcast that she sleeps in make-up every night … Read more