Clive of India statue in Shrewsbury should go, says descendant

‘I’ve always wished it wasn’t here,’ Earl of Powis tells Sathnam Sanghera for C4 series on imperial legacy

A direct descendant of Clive of India, whose exploits helped establish British rule in the country, has said he is uncomfortable with his ancestor’s statue in his home town of Shrewsbury and would prefer if it was removed.

John Herbert, the eighth Earl of Powis, was speaking on Channel 4’s Empire State of Mind to the writer and columnist Sathnam Sanghera, who travels across Britain to explore how our misunderstanding of our imperial history confuses us about our national identity.

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