July 7, 2008
Stelios’s issues with the Elgin Marbles issue
Following recent publicity about his advert campaign for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, Stelios Hadji-Ioannou appears dis-satisfied with the way things are progressing. Whilst there are issues for both sides over whatever sort of deal might be reached though, I very much doubt that Stelios has given up on the issue yet. This seems more like wishful thinking on the part of the Telegraph, a paper who have (with a few notable exceptions) generally come out as strongly against reunification of the Elgin Marbles whenever the issue has been raised.
From:
Daily Telegraph
Gordon Brown won’t holiday in Cliff Richard’s Barbados villa
By Tim Walker
Last Updated: 8:54PM BST 04/07/2008[…]
A game of Elgin Marbles
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou appears to have conceded defeat in his battle to return the Elgin Marbles to Athens.
“The Greeks don’t seem to understand that the marbles are not owned by the British Government but by a trust,” the founder of easyJet told Mandrake at The Spectator summer party.
“The best bet might be if the British Museum were to lend the marbles to Greece, but this would cause howls of protest from Greek politicians who would accuse the Greek government of betraying Greece by ‘giving in’.”[…]
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou to support Elgin Marbles Campaign : January 29, 2008
- Stelios’s plan for the Marbles : June 15, 2008
- Should the Elgin Marbles issue be settled in court? : June 29, 2008
- The Liverpool Echo versus Stelios : June 19, 2008
- Stelios makes a new effort to reunite the Parthenon Marbles : June 15, 2008
- Gordon Brown speaks on the Elgin Marbles : July 21, 2008
- Stelios’s advert campaign : June 17, 2008
- Stelios’s next step in the battle for the Elgin Marbles : June 1, 2008