A little side note on the Thatcher statue incident.

A couple of weeks back, I was on a college trip to Budapest, one of the party was one of the staff at the gallery at which the statue was decapitated, so we got a little additional information.

In addition to a cricket bat, it is reported that the assailant used a "metal pole", what he actually used was an internal mobile bollard (one of those posts-on-a-base with heavy cords between them to stop the punters mauling the exhibits). It appears that he unhooked the cords, took a swing and caught the statue, with the base, just below the nose. The bollard had a "patinated" finish, the statue was new white marble and, as in every collision there was a transfer of material.
As the matter was still before the courts, the gallery were not allowed to carry out any repair or restoration, so, at least until the begining of February, the head of the Thatcher statue bore a crude "Hitler" moustache in "artificial bronze patina".

I leave all comment and judgement to the membership.

Regards

Walrus