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Statue of Churchill in Straitjacket

March 14th, 2006 · Post your comment (No Comments)

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A mental health charity has defended a statue it commissioned of Sir Winston Churchill in a straitjacket. The statue has been criticised as “absurd and pathetic” by his grandson, Tory MP Nicholas Soames.

Charity Rethink commissioned the 9ft high sculpture, unveiled in Norwich, to highlight the stigma of mental health.

Rethink said the image of Churchill – who suffered bouts of depression – was designed to “portray a more positive image of people with mental illness”.

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