A controversy has emerged over funding for war memorials in the UK, with criticism directed at the government's allocation of funds. Ben Leo criticized the government for finding £1m for a Muslim war memorial while failing to provide £80k needed to complete a tribute to the Lancaster Bomber, a significant WW2 monument in Lincolnshire. The Bomber County Gateway Trust has raised £200,000 for a lifesize statue of the Lancaster Bomber, named "On Freedom’s Wings," highlighting a disparity in funding priorities. The charity is urging people to support this crucial project.
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The Bomber County Gateway Trust has raised £200,000 to create a lifesize statue of a Lancaster Bomb called "On Freedom’s Wings”. History buffs might like to know when the Manhattan project, the first atomic bomb, was nearing completion, they found it was 5 feet too long for a… https://t.co/2c9me62fAM
It's a sign of two-tier Britain when we appease Islam by spending £1 million of taxpayer's money on a war memorial, but spending £80,000 on a memorial to the Lancaster bomber is a bridge too far. The lifesize memorial is to go in a field in Lincolnshire where they took off for… https://t.co/kmM1baE2UW
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‘We can find £1m for a muslim war memorial in the budget, but these guys can’t gather 80k from the government to finish this tribute to an important piece of art!’ Ben Leo hits out at the government for not providing any funding to a WW2 monument in Lincolnshire. https://t.co/8kXsvOxMeb
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