14 days ago · France
Should we refuse to give the Bayeux tapestry back to France? Of course not! So why are we keeping the Parthenon marbles? | Simon Jenkins
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Should we refuse to give the Bayeux tapestry back to France? Of course not! So why are we keeping the Parthenon marbles? | Simon Jenkins”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
It is simply wrong for the British Museum to hoard what doesn’t belong to Britain. Let the squabbling end and the sculptures be returned to Greece For the Bayeux tapestry to return to France would be a scandal.
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