The legacy of Scottish slave traders can be seen in the bequest of buildings now used as museums, council buildings, schools, houses some still associated with past owners. He investigated the processes that turn barley into malt, and he invented the barley abrasion process while at the Brewing Research Foundation. Slavery clashes up against that narrative. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Bt. His education in the UK started at a secondary modern school, before his cricket talents landed him a place at Highbury County Grammar School. We will use it to illuminate and educate. The Abrasion process was patented and used by the British Brewing Industry. With that, he got his first taste of a UK education. Malted barley is used to produce beer, whisky and food products. Id phone and be told to come along. He was vigorously attacked by then Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon for being a professor. [5], Palmer specialises in grain science and has extensive expertise with barley, sorghum, other cereals and malt, having written a textbook on the subject entitled Cereal Science and Technology. Kingston-Upon-Thames "She brought in the results, and she said you're 97 per cent African in terms of . Sir Geoff is still actively involved in science and technology and has recently (2015/2016) completed chapters for books on Distilled Beverage and Barley and Malt. He is a member of the New Zealand Law Society Rule of Law Committee. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. He was a prison visitor for many years and is on the Board of Sacro, an organisation that works to reduce offending. During that period he also chaired the Legislation Advisory Committee. This will enable us to tell a richer story of our history and celebrate our diverse society as One Scotland. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is addressing the city's historic links with slavery in a bid to shed light on an often-forgotten chapter of Scotland's past. <br>Kingston-Upon-Thames <br> <br>I also have fond memories of one of my landladies who said that her renting rules were: "No heavy frying or cooking in my room." "To save water, permission for baths and clothes washing was required." "No ladies after 9.00pm.". He applied for a joint PhD in grain science and technology at Heriot-Watt College and Edinburgh University. In 1994 he became a Foundation Partner of Chen & Palmer Public Law Specialists where he remained until 2005 when he was appointed President of the Law Commission, a position he occupied until 2010. The racism he experienced during this process felt particularly strange to him as the UK was always discussed as the mother country in Jamaica and was seen as home. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. That meant Black Lives Matter campaigners become angry, and we dont want people starting to get aggressive, he adds. He served as president of the Law Commission from 2005 to 2010, a government-funded organisation that reviewed areas of laws and then made recommendations for changes to parliament. by Yes. Weve got plenty of stuff to fill it with, he adds wryly. A professor knighted for his human rights work faces . THE failure to deal with the past is what is partly leading to so much tension around race today, Palmer believes. In 1994 he became a Foundation Partner of Chen & Palmer Public Law Specialists where he remained until 2005 when he was appointed President of the Law Commission, a position he occupied until 2010. Sir Geoff is also a patron of Reach Society. Sir Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer OBE (/pmr/; born 9 April 1940)[1] is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a human rights activist. However, the only suitable job offered was to peel potatoes in Beales restaurant at Nags Head in North London. He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. Led by PhD candidates Henry Mitchell and TomCunningham, the team of eight student researchers are creating a database of studentsfrom Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and the Americas from as early as 1700, and writingsocial histories of the marginalised student experience. We welcome Sir Geoff and his team's report and acknowledge its findings. The Association had a cricket team. I complained that there is no sending off in cricket elsewhere. In March 2015 he delivered the Scarman lecture at the Middle Temple in London entitled The Law Reform Enterprise: Evaluating the Past and Charting the Future that appeared in the Law Quarterly Review in July 2015. Sir Geoffreys support for a written constitution for New Zealand is widely known. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Sir Geoffreys son Matthew Palmer is a former Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dean of Law, and Director of the New Zealand Centre for Public Law at Victoria University of Wellington, and is now a High Court judge. Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, Professor Richard A. Williams, comments; Sir Geoff has been an inspiration to thousands of students and staff at this University for a number of years and his vision and leadership qualities will carry on the exceptional legacy left by his predecessor, Dr Robert M Buchan. Geoffrey Palmer, Noel Lloyd, Rowel Friers (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating 4 ratings published 1967. It was because these families had some connection to colonialism, he says. His grades and the help of Professor Chapman enabled him to gain a place at Leicester University in 1961. He served as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1722. In 2018, he was appointed Jamaica's first Honorary Consul in Scotland and is the 2020 recipient of the Jamaican national honour, the Order of Distinction (Commander Class). By way of an easy lesson on just how deeply Scotland was involved in slavery, Palmer says people should flick through the Jamaican telephone directory. In 2014 Emeritus Professor Sir Geoff Palmer OBE received a Knighthood for his services to human rights, science and charity; and in 2022 he was awarded the Edinburgh Award which is the greatest honour the City can confer on a citizen. We remain committed to the promotion of justice, equality, diversity and inclusivity in all that we do. We can change that using better education., Just a few weeks ago, during another talk, Palmer was told look what slavery has done for you. His political activism has led him to work with Edinburgh City Council to review statues, street names and other significant city landmarks to see how they can be used to educate not only students but the general public as well. Slavery was lucrative for Scotland and the UK. He holds honorary doctorates from four universities. As a young lad you were terrified when you bought the newspaper and saw headlines like 500 more have arrived, Palmer says of the insidious reporting about Caribbean immigration into Britain. The proposed entrenched Bill of Rights includes an environmental right. After inviting public submissions, they revised the proposals taking public feedback into account and published Towards Democratic Renewal:Ideas for Constitutional Change in New Zealandin 2018. Sir Geoff has stated that, a diverse society needs diverse management to be fair and efficient. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, primul baronet, SL (1598 - 5 mai 1670) a fost un avocat i politician englez.. Nscut n East Carlton, Northamptonshire, a obinut un BA de la Christ's College, Cambridge, n 1616 i un MA 1619. After completing his degree at Leicester University Sir Geoff returned to Haringey, London to secure a job. In the journal International Brewer and Distiller, it was reported that Palmer had "requested samples of pre-germinated grain as he is developing a new amylase test which will look at the distribution of the enzyme across individual grains in a sample. [37], Palmer has lived in the town of Penicuik in Midlothian since 1977. Theyre defending someone they wouldnt defend normally. In education, he says, there has been a strategy of avoidance. Saturday January 15 2022, 12.01am GMT, The Times. In 1989 he designed, edited and contributed to his textbook, entitled Cereal Science and Technology. Read more about Professor Sir Geoff Palmer in this UncoverED blog by Natasha Ruwona. (189 mm x 138 mm) Purchased, 1929 Primary Collection NPG 2403 Thats why I speak out because weve had an education system that has avoided slavery, downplayed it, excused it.. Sir Geoffrey has accumulated many honours and accolades throughout his career. Palmer has no animosity to white people his white wife is from Aberdeen. After finishing his undergraduate degree, he peeled potatoes at a restaurant for several months until, Professor Anna Macleod, of Heriot Watt College, encouraged him to move to Edinburgh, where he undertook a PhD from 1964 to 1968, at the University of Edinburgh. Given his irrepressible sense of humour, Palmer turns to a joke he once heard in Ireland, when he was consulting for Guinness as a chemist, to explain the ideal society he would one day like to see. Decision making is a slow process through a multitude of committees, the three-year electoral cycle makes it difficult to plan long-term, and there is little monitoring of existing legislation to see how it is performing. However, Sir Geoffs view is that the history of the slave trade isnt well-known or understood in the UK and teaching about this history will help people to understand personal and societal biases on the grounds of colour or race. I also have fond memories of one of my landladies who said that her renting rules were: No heavy frying or cooking in my room. To save water, permission for baths and clothes washing was required. No ladies after 9.00pm.. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. Sir Geoff was knighted in the 2014 New Year's Honours for services to human rights, science, and charity. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is actively engaged in charitable work in the community and continues to work to help deprived children on a charitable basis. The dreadful irony is that as Scotland finally begins to listen to him, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is facing the possibility of his own death as he deals with a diagnosis of prostrate cancer. Have a look around our UK campuses facilities by taking a virtual tour. He is Honorary President of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council and Birminghams Association of Jamaicans. These mentors showed him kindness and open-mindedness and helped shape his path to where he is today. In 2010 and 2011 he chaired the Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident for the United Nations in New York that reported to the Secretary-General. To honour Sir Owens legacy, a fund has been established to support the Sir Owen Woodhouse Memorial Fellowship including regular lectures and seminars. The dreadful irony is that as Scotland finally begins to listen to him, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is facing the possibility of his own death as he deals with a diagnosis of prostrate cancer. Further information: He has identified that we shouldnt just create an equality policy and make it the role of one person in an organisation to uphold equality needs to be a statement of any organisations values and outcomes as a whole, backed up by awareness and the meeting of needs. He was there to do. As Minister of Justice, Sir Geoffrey was responsible for considerable reforms of the countrys legal and constitutional framework, such as the creation of the Constitution Act 1986, The New Zealand Bill of Rights, the Law Commission Act, and the State Sector Act. Sir Geoffrey has taken a particular interest in environmental law. There are positive moves, Palmer feels. [15] He received a Doctorate of Science in 1985,[11] and was offered a personal chair at Heriot-Watt in 1989 after Macleod had retired. Email address* Phone number* He gained further qualifications studying one day a week at a local polytechnic. Other achievements are linked to travelling to Nigeria to widen the industrial use of sorghum, a locally-grown grain, and receiving a Distinguished Research Award from the American Society of Brewing Chemists. Sir Geoff Palmer, chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, was presented with the Edinburgh Award 2022 in a ceremony at City Chambers on Monday. It outlined a programme of constitutional and parliamentary reform to rectify the elected dictatorship he felt New Zealand had become and promoted electoral reform that resulted in MMP. Full Description. So Scotland is ahead of Canada, he says. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . He will take us on a journey with two of his talks: "Family Connections" and "Historical Connections, Scotland and the Caribbean" and weave in his recent Antiques Roadshow appearance. Robert went on to become an acclaimed abolitionist. LONDON: A Jamaican professor and civil rights activist, who described a group of Scottish academics as part of a 'racist gang', has vowed to fight back, after facing legal action. Get all of the latest Geoff Palmer news from Edinburgh News. Sir Geoff has a long association with the city of Edinburgh, he first arrived in the Capital in 1964 to pursue a PhD in Grain Science and Technology jointly with the then Heriot-Watt College. We are running a series of undergraduate Open Days at our Edinburgh and Scottish Borders Campuses this autumn. Being Deputy Prime Minister to David Lange had shown him that too much valuable time could be spent appearing in minor public engagements. [2] [3] He discovered the barley abrasion process while he was a researcher at the Brewing Research Foundation from 1968 to 1977. Company number 00610095. Sir Godfrey Palmer, known as Geoff, was the first black professor in Scotland and discovered the barley abrasion process, subsequently adopted by the UK's biggest breweries. In 1968 he began his research work at the Brewing Research Foundation in Surrey, England where he worked on the . We can say Scotland must recognise its history, but you cant recognise what you dont know. Palmer puts blame squarely on the education system. He is at the forefront of the campaign for Scotland to recognise the central role it played in slavery and was part of the team which placed a new plaque on the statue of Sir Henry Dundas in Edinburgh detailing the politicians part in the slave trade. This page was last edited on 13 December 2022, at 11:53. Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1965 and to the bar in 1966. Young black people know what happened in the past, and after the murder of George Floyd which Palmer describes as a crucifixion they felt there was resistance from within parts of the white community to their demands for change. HOWEVER, despite a growing acceptance that Scotland played a central role in the evils of slavery, there is still a long way to go until the nation fully acknowledges its colonial past, Palmer feels. 1 min read. In 1961, Palmer went to the University of Leicester, earning a degree (2:2) in botany in 1964. The Palmer familys land was once called Marshalls Pen the name of one of Balcarres slave plantations. As a truly international University, I am very much looking forward to promoting and enhancing its reputation as a provider of world-class education and as a global leader in innovative research and will assist the University to achieve its goals and ambitions during my period as Chancellor. He once studied the listings and found that 60% of the names are Scottish surnames, indicating that nearly two-thirds of the population had ancestors once owned or raped by a Scot. Thats good. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Palmer simply wants streets, statues and buildings linked to slavery to be clearly marked with signs explaining the past. He started his PhD in 1965 and completed it in 1967 and then worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Heriot Watt University from 1967 to 1968. Sir Geoff said on his appointment: Becoming the Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, an institution I know well and admire, is a position I accept with both honour and humility. The Edinburgh West Indian Students Association was based at Potterrow, near George Square. He is a Fellow of various institutions such as the Royal Society of Medicine. Sir Geoffrey is actively involved in advocating for changehe presented at Parliaments Standing Orders Select Committee in November where he discussed threats to democracy and parliamentary scrutiny. He was also made a Freeman of Midlothian in 2012. Sir Geoff has spoken about the importance of making equality a value that is reflected across all aspects of an organisation. Wedderburn sold Roberts mother after he was born while she was pregnant with his third child. Sir Geoff Palmer (left) receives the Loving Cup from Lord Provost Robert Aldridge. After teaching political science at Victoria University of Wellington he moved to the States to work as a law professor at the universities of Iowa and Virginia before returning to Wellington as a professor of English and New Zealand law in 1974. The word Pen, Palmer explains, means slave pen, the place where enslaved human beings were kept. Following the referendum, the MMP system was adopted in 1993. I asked do you know these places?. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Were discussing it openly at last. In parliament Sir Geoffrey discovered how hard MPs work. Sir Geoff uses his prominence in Scotland as both a respected scientist and ardent activist to talk about the history of slavery and its benefits in the 17th and 18th centuries for prominent Scots in the trade. He practised in Wellington with O'Flynn and Christie before taking up a British Commonwealth Fellowship to the University of Chicago where he graduated JD cum laude in 1967. These include a teaching text on international environmental law with an American scholar that is in its fourth edition. He married Margaret Moore, daughter of . He was Minister for the Environment 1987-1990. He serves as the Honorary President of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), an Edinburgh-based organisation which works to tackle discrimination and promote human rights and equality in the community, specifically with regard to the nine protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act 2010. I have had the pleasure of knowing Sir Geoff throughout my time as Principal and Vice-Chancellor and he is the very embodiment of this University and its values. After finishing school in 1958, he secured a position as a technician at Queen Elizabeth College, London. He has appeared extensively in the superior courts including the Privy Council. The Association held different events. In 1972, he left to be a visiting professor at the University of Virginia College of Law. He improved his O and A Level qualifications with the support of his Head of Department, Professor Chapman. I was the fourth person to receive this award. Geoff Palmer on brewing. Prof Sir Geoff Palmer: The Books That Made Me Dates Friday, May 6, 2022 - 09:00 to Friday, May 27, 2022 - 23:00 Location Online The Open University is delighted to be supporting this event with Prof Sir Geoff Palmer CD, at Aye Write, Glasgow's Book Festival. I have also been involved in a wide variety of human rights, charity, community work and studies linking Scottish history with Caribbean history. The late Sir Michael Cullen remarked in his recent memoir that Geoffrey in practice was not always the same as Geoffrey in theory.. There were many other light-skinned Jamaicans besides his aunt all living reminders of the horrors of the past. A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand,published in 2016, outlined the arguments for a written constitution, and drafted out what this could look like. Ive got mixed race grandchildren oh, and my children, I almost forgot about them. This is the ideal opportunity to explore our campuses, meet our academics and find out more about student life. He has taught courses on climate change and the law and public law in Wellington. Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1965 and to the bar in 1966 and practiced in Wellington with O'Flynn and Christie before taking up a British Commonwealth Fellowship to the University of Chicago where he graduated JD cum laude in 1967. Palmer upends all the lazy preconceptions his detractors throw at him. Sir Geoff Palmer said: "This award is more than a great honour; it is a recognition of all the people whose goodness has contributed to my life and work. In his view this is exacerbated by current trends such as the 24-hour news cycle emphasising the trivial and strange, a debilitated media due to the digital revolution, the decline of democratic principles, lowering of standards of political behaviour, and the refusal to follow well-established diplomatic norms. Thats the key issue: why dont they know? In the 1690s, Scotland attempted to establish a colony in Panama. He went on to a successful research career in Surrey before moving back to Heriot-Watt University in 1977 where he worked until his retirement in 2005. He also developed the curriculum for a Torts course to be taught during the second year of law school. [1] He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623. On leaving politics in 1990 he was a law professor at the University of Iowa and the Victoria University of Wellington. c/o Collards, 5-9 Eden Street Born in Nelson Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1965 and to the bar in 1966 and practiced in Wellington with O'Flynn and Christie before taking up a British Commonwealth Fellowship to the University of Chicago where he graduated JD cum laude in 1967. Many of these are visitor attractions and are now looked after by the National Trust for Scotland, which is working to publish the histories of their properties and how slave-ownership and colonialism contributed to Scotlands history. Look at where you work. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer on Scottish Independence. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, info@vuw.ac.nz0800 04 04 04+64 4 472 1000, Copyright 2022 Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Sir Geoffrey Palmer: constitutional reformer determined to make a difference, Denis and Verna Adam leave a lasting legacy to Wellingtons arts community. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer He feels it seems almost fated that he would one day confront the legacy of men like Dundas. What these people should realise is that Im the product of the suffering of millions of people Were living in a society where weve inherited the prejudices that black people are inferior.. It is an institution that has, since its inception, fostered the ethos of inclusion and education for all, and I am very proud of the continued focus on ensuring that its doors are open to everyone in Scotland and across the world. Palmer adds: Theres nobody in Germany making excuses for the Holocaust., The transatlantic slave trade saw 10-15 million Africans forcibly transported. He moved from New Zealand to Iowa in August 1969 to become a . contact the editor here. To me, those silver bowls tell us the sort of things we do in order to make money, and to have a lifestyle that we think we deserve. Weve got to work towards a society where everybody is just like everybody else and nobody notices what colour your skin is.. He has written two books on this topic with Andrew Butler. in 1978 while he was a visiting fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. My cousin lives near Glasgow in Jamaica. At Heriot-Watt, he and his students worked on brewing using sorghum. [7] He is married to educational psychologist Margaret Palmer and has three children. He has alist ofmore than 1105 publications in legal periodicals and chapters in books that can be accessed on the Social Science Research Network. SITE DEVELOPMENT: ICESTAR MEDIA LTD. Do you have a fair representation of the diversity of society? Those who argue against any criticism of the past such as placing plaques on statues are simply making excuses for the evils of slavery. In 2016 he published with Andrew Butler A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka University Press) and public submissions have been taken on it. At present there are limited resources and few relevant books on the topic. The dreadful irony is that as Scotland finally begins to listen to him, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer is facing the possibility of his own death as he deals with a diagnosis of prostrate cancer at the ripe old age of 82. [14] He moved back to Heriot-Watt University in 1977. THE need to make Scotland face up to the past, however, is quite literally in Palmers blood. Palmer tells the story of Robert Wedderburn by way of illustration. Professor Sir Geoff Palmers term will last for an initial five-years. Too many people in Scotland, Palmer says, have allowed themselves to be comforted by phoney narratives about slavery. Ive three of those and theyre mixed race, he laughs loud and long at momentarily missing out his own kids. His most-read article is New ways to make international environmental law which appeared in the American Journal of International Law in 1992. Until recently, Dundas was celebrated as one of Scotlands greatest statesmen. Sir Geoff takes over from Dr Robert M. Buchan, a mining entrepreneur and philanthropist, who is standing down after almost eight years in the role. For eight years he was New Zealands Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission. Its estimated about 30% of the slave plantations in Jamaica were owned by Scots.. A former Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, Attorney-General, Leader of the House, and Minister for the Environment, Sir Geoffrey Palmer has had a huge impact on the consitutional landscape and practice of law in Aotearoa New Zealand today. His mother moved from Jamaica to London in 1951 and spent four years working and saving to earn enough to pay for passage for her two sons. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Professor Emeritus and Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University Sir Geoff Palmer has been presented with the prestigious Edinburgh Award 2022 in a ceremony at the City Chambers last night. Share this video: Facebook. Scotland's first black professor caught up in racism row with fellow scholars. Professor Sir Geoff Palmer has taken over the role of chancellor at Heriot-Wat University PROFESSOR Sir Geoff Palmer has today been formally installed as the new chancellor of Heriot-Watt University. In 1989, Sir Geoff became Scotlands first black professor and has had a long association with the University. Canadian authorities are currently talking to him about what they should do with Dundas Street in Toronto. It reported back in 1986 recommending themixed-member proportional representational system (MMP)a reform opposed at the time by both the National and Labour parties. He is a Freeman of Midlothian County, Scotland and he was given the Good Citizen Award of Edinburgh, Scotland for his work on race relations. Sir Geoff, who came to Edinburgh in 1964, has excelled in his chosen profession in the field of brewing and distilling . Our leading black academic is, without doubt, the nations most determined campaigner when it comes to demanding Scotland acknowledges its colonial wrongs and the nations role in the sins of the British empire. Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC Explains Aspects of the ICJ Decision. Palmer adds, however: I dont believe in taking down statues. [23] Palmer recently spoke about the Ethnic Coding in NHS Scotland at ELREC's 40th Annual General Meeting. [36], In December 2022, with the Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Carloway, Palmer unveiled a plaque commemorating the 1778 Knight v Wedderburn case, which ruled that slavery was incompatible with Scots law. He is weary of claims that because some Scots were subjected to indentured servitude a system which saw people working unpaid, often for years, as punishment, debt repayment or a form of apprenticeship that this somehow cancels out the sin of chattel slavery. People are watching us. Your time at the University I arrived in Edinburgh as a PhD student in December, 1964. Sir Owen became a close friend and mentor for Sir Geoffrey, who shared his vision of a fair no-fault compensation system. He subsequently entered Leicester, Edinburgh and Heriot Watt Universities where he gained BSc, PhD and DSc degrees, respectively. 1st Palmer Baronet of Carlton Contributor: LBeebe (47085083) 1 photo picked. On 29 April 2021, it was announced that Sir Geoff Palmer had been appointed as the Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, for an initial term of five years. During his tenure, he persuaded the Government to engage in a programme of reviewing the old Law Commission reports, which resulted in a number of new enactments. He joined his mother in London in March 1955, shortly before his 15th birthday, living at a house on the Caledonian Road. Sir Geoffrey entered politics in 1979 when he was elected to parliament in a by-election as the Labour MP for Christchurch Central. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. This work was reported in the scientific journal Nature in 1967. He found the first-year Political Science lectures on Aristotles politics and Platos republic to be absolutely basic to his understanding as they touched upon almost every issue of governance. ITS as if fate has been waiting 200 years for Geoff Palmer to come along and finally force Scotland to confront the most shameful aspects of its past. We are honoured to have Sir Geoff Palmer as our guest speaker at our next Friend's meeting. In 2018 he published with Andrew Butler Towards Democratic Renewal that revised the proposals contained in the 2016 book taking into account public feedback. Explore books by Geoffrey Palmer with our selection at Waterstones.com. If you take down a statute, youd have to knock down the Gallery of Modern Art, and nobody wants to do that. The GoMa in Glasgow was once the home of William Cunninghame, a Tobacco Lord who made his fortune from slavery. The umpire was the Minister of a local church. 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