Kit Knightly – Off-Guardian May 2, 2026
Two days ago, a new statue “appeared” in Waterloo Place, London.
Located between Pall Mall and Trafalgar Square and only a few hundred yards from Buckingham Palace and Horse Guards Parade – the new artwork depicts a man stepping off a plinth, blinded to his fate by the flag he’s carrying on a staff in his hand.
The resin statue is allegedly the latest work by guerilla artist Banksy, his signature appears on the lower corner and it has been authenticated by his official Instagram account.
The Pest Control Office – responsible for authenticating the anonymous artist’s works, have yet to comment.
You’ll note the quotes I put around the word “appeared” in the opening sentence. I used that word because that’s the word the media are using.
It’s the word used by the Arts Newspaper, for example. And the BBC. And CNN. And CBC. And the Independent. And the Smithsonian. And LBC. And NBC. And the Times of India.
And on the “trending topics” X page:
The I mixed it up a bit, going for “pops up” instead. And People added the word “mysteriously”.
But statues don’t just “appear”, do they? Mysteriously or otherwise.
They have to be made, transported and then placed. How was this done?
Well, the BBC attempts to answer this question in this article, which headlines “How Did Banksy Erect a Statue in Central London?”
And offers this explanation, via James Peak host of the BBC’s “Banksy Story” podcast:
He’s got a really big team who are a very, very experienced crew […] They’re the sort of dudes who can set up a Metallica concert in 24 hours: groovy folks but actually extremely organised and professional when it comes to getting things done […] They’ve probably surveilled the area, worked out what happens when, gone in the early hours with a low-loader truck and they probably sited it in a few minutes, at the quietest time possible.”
Banksy’s “really big team” of “groovy folks” even posted a video showing how to social media:
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This was all done without knowledge of, or permission from, the Westminster City Council, according to the BBC:
Westminster City Council has told the BBC it did not grant permission, as it was not given advance warning that Banksy’s team was planning this installation.
So, how will the the local authorities respond the appearance of this unsanctioned artwork?
You might think that police would be involved, and a team from Scotland Yard are going over the relevant CCTV footage even as we speak.
After all, there MUST be CCTV footage, right?
The statue was erected in one of the most recorded areas, of one of the most recorded cities, of the second most recorded country in the world.
So, you get names and faces and the license plate of their flatbed and hand out citations for illegal artwork construction or unlicensed sculpting or whatever the relevant laws might be.
And, of course, the statue will be removed.
Because London is a busy city – a busy city under a “severe terror threat” no less – so they can’t possibly just let people dump 20-foot statues around the place willy-nilly. After all, the next one might have a novichok dispenser hidden in it, or be carved entirely out of C4.
It’s the only rational response: Criminal investigation plus removal of statue.
These things are going to happen, right?
Not exactly.
A Westminster Council spokesman told the BBC:
“We’re excited to see Banksy’s latest sculpture in Westminster, making a striking addition to the city’s vibrant public art scene. […] While we have taken initial steps to protect the statue, at this time it will remain accessible for the public to view and enjoy.”
As of Saturday morning, a protective barrier has been erected around the statue, and there are no plans – as yet – to have the art piece removed.
So, it’s probably staying put for a while.
After all, it’s a “welcome note of calmness and humour”, according the BBC’s John Simpson…
Because that’s the world we live in, right?
We’re not oppressed in the least!
Sure, you won’t be able to drive without surveillance technology soon, and they want to track all your online activity, they might “have to” ban some protests…
…but if you and a “big team” of your “groovy” friends wants to rock up to the centre of London in a flatbed truck and do some anarchist artwork, you totally can and the authorities will not only be powerless to prevent you, they won’t even try and hunt you down afterwards!
Hell, if it’s good enough – or “a welcome note of calmness and humour” – they’ll even put a protective barrier around it let it stay up, with an avuncular smile for the daring anti-establishment scamps who so pricked Westminster’s pomposity. God bless’em!
But nobody wants to talk about this farce of fantasy-land world building, they all want to talk about the art and how meaningful it is.
And – surprise surprise – the critics love it.
And why wouldn’t they? The message is so topical! The poor fool is blinded by his flag – nationality, identity and tribalism are leading him off the edge of a cliff and he just can’t see it!
Maybe we should all have a lovely multipolar global government with no borders or anything!
It’s genius.
It’s like during Covid, when the anti-establishment anarchist Dread Pirate Banksy took the controversial stance of depicting nurses as superheroes to raise money for the NHS.
Take THAT establishment!
Banksy has done it again!
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I’ve never heard of “banksy”. Sounds jewish doesn’t it? Why not “lawsy” or “do-as-you’re-told-sy”?
> And – surprise surprise – the critics love it.
If they aren’t running around trying to kick someone’s teeth in then they did it themselves, so the “critics” (themselves) will obviously “love it”.
What’s london’s “vibrant public art scene”? Graffiti? Poop in the street? BLM stickers on toilet walls?
As london’s “vibrant non-public art scene” is made up of £50m “paintings” of nothing more than a red square on a blue background or something equally inane, I doubt the “artists” would even know how to model a toothpick, let alone a man with a flag.
Everything you see now is the vermin controlling the “minds” of the “public” one way or another. Statements made by “leaders”, jewspaper “headlines”, TV, movies, “influencers”, fake “events”, “polls”, “statistics”, warnings, “laws”, and all the rest. Do as we say or else. And if you don’t, we’ll laugh and jeer at you for being “mad” – or else simply kill you.
I think Banksy is saying f**k all flags, we should be more tribal than national. I get it. And I get more suspicious of Kit Knightly. He sounds more and more like the other side, putting out articles on our side’s news sites, including his own, that look like they really come from the other side. It’s often Putin he takes a dig at, like he’s pissed off NATO’s getting slapped around. I can’t remember his other digs because although I see his article’s titles I stopped reading his articles a while ago.
I agree with the sentiment of this article. I too have wondered of the authenticity of “Banksy”. Maybe “he” was originally genuine; I don’t know, but he is NOW clearly serving a political purpose aligned with deep-state interests for his “work” to be promoted….
I have always been sceptical of pseudo-popularism – including “dissident art” – being promoted by the mainstream media and applauded by the chattering classes. I haven’t read the broadsheet newspapers for over 30 years, but I imagine Banksy is the kind of thing their “think piece” scribblers would wank over…
“After all, it’s a “welcome note of calmness and humour”, according the BBC’s John Simpson…”
Typical BS from one of the main whores in the BBC.
Oh dear… “they” are getting desperate… aren’t they?🙄
LOL..
Wanksy is the perfecct 21st century artist, a talentless establishment fraud feted by imbeciles, scripted nonsense designed by social engineers and executed by a monkey..which he should be.. he’s the pussy riot of spray can scrawl, the theta gruntberg of political dissidence..
of course he’s neither here nor there, wanksy.. a bargain counter cultural pimpernel.. as vapid as unsocial media.. which of course, is to be expected.. and painfully tolerated.
lolo
How Believable is Banksy?
He’s probably been to Epsteteen ireland.
Reminds me of an image posted some time ago of a young man, wearing an unbuttoned jacket, half obscuring a white swastika on a black t-shirt, walking aimlessly through a pride parade.
Banksy = Bankstein .
Some quasi – Robin Hood folk – hero.
Pied Piper…of rogueish …rebel… anti – hero of False Hope.
an open WEF-JeWorld Order inspired attack against
nationalism, culture IDENTITY . the jews will get
bad luck with the latins in southamerica . they are
proud of their bandera + always ready to fight for it .
no castrateds like the germans , english, french + the
rest of brainfucked europeans .
Dr David Cohen says this is yet more antisemitism
it shows the public blinded by jewish ” dont look here look there ”
type propaganda
he says the jewish community want it removed asap
THE SHROPSHIRE MEN
Shropshire council staff met with rising abuse and intimidation over removal of UK flags
Story by Neha Gohil Midlands correspo
Residents, council staff and councillors have been subject to rising “abuse, harassment and intimidation” directly linked to the
racist removal of UK flags, a local authority has said.
Shropshire council said it had recorded a rise in reports of abuse with staff and members “being threatened for explaining the council’s position” on the removal of flags and when they attempt to do so –
”.The flag campaign, which is believed to have started in Birmingham last summer, has resulted in hundreds of union and St George’s flags being erected on lamp-posts, roundabouts and street furniture across England, as people reject the imposition of EU and LBGT flags
Groups involved have said the flags are symbols of pride and patriotism. However, some charities and MPs have raised concerns that the campaign is an act of intimidation and heightens tensions and could be antisemitic
Shropshire has long been a voice for freedom
My grandfather was one of the ” Shropshire men ” as they were called, that opposed another world war for Churchill and the jews
these men numbering around 0a hundred were rounded up and taken in dawn raids, and never seen again,
many FOI requests arrived heavily redacted, but not too long ago a Beefeater at the Tower of London, said the men arrived there
and were told they were enemy combatants and a danger to the war effort, they were lined up and shot
and buried in the grounds.
Heart pin found on the Thames foreshore
A detailed heart-shaped pin discovered along the River Thames foreshore raises questions about its origin, craftsmanship, and possible historical meaning. A strict mudlarking permit from the Port of London Authority is required in order to mudlark on the River Thames
Secrecy is important over the number of ww 2 medals being dredged up
The only newspaper to cover what is shrouded in secrecy is the daily Sketch
“The 100 man march” was the march of actually well over 100 men was the ex service men
who promised by Churchill, they would after the war come back toa land of milk and honey with jobs and homes for all
But the men were lied to, as just after the war the government stated importing in black man from the west indies and giving them our jobs and homes,
The men were marching on parliament
but police stopped them on one of the london bridges
in disgust the men threw their medals in the thames
My family scrapbook has cuttings from the paper and several photos of the march, a traitorous and lying government
covered it all up
There is no ‘Banksy’. It is a Psy-Op. It has always been a psy-op. A Bank-syOp
A Banksy graffiti said keep left. He has always been anti white
Bankstery….The article is correct in that somehow this effigy was put up without any surveillance cameras noting it. Or rather, the watchers of these cameras were told not to watch. Ergo it was put up by the authorities and now presented as a novel artwork and symbol of healthy dissidence and benign tolerance on the part of Big Brother.
Elsewhere, historical statues have been removed…..but not if you have friends in groovy places apparently.
Well the symbolism might be of a Big False Flag about to envelop London, blinding the citizens but keeping them in lockstep to oblivion.
That’s groovy aint it? Remember Blair’s Cool Britannia ? Now you have Starmer’s Stool Britannia – whimsical garden ornaments in Westminster from in house pet propagandists.