Turn empty buildings into living spaces

IF any more houses are built on our green and pleasant land we will have a concrete jungle. Air pollution will increase, road congestion and over crowded schools, hospitals and general mental heath problems will increase.

I feel very sad about all this.

Here in Bristol there are many empty buildings – why not make an attempt to renovate these into living accommodation? It makes sense to me, why not the local councils? such statues and monuments to an abhorrent trade and traders, but it should be remembered that Colston was a man of his time and it is too easy to apply today’s values to history and find fault.

Mayor Marvin Rees said he would not miss the statue but did nothing to legally remove it; it took yet another despicable act in America before genuine and widespread action against racism started.

I’m not original in saying that we cannot, nor should not, rewrite history and can only learn from it but none of this excuses the illegal actions of a mob.

Chris Jackson/Getty Images) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured at an event in London on March 5