For or against?

A very weird situation has arisen in Grantham, the birthplace of Lady Thatcher.  It has always been a bone of contention that the town has no proper memorial to her. So now there is a proposal being put before the council to have a statue of her erected in the town centre.  So why weird?  Because it is the Labour members of the council who are supporting the idea of the statue and the Conservatives who are opposing it.  Everybody seems to be accusing everybody else of party political posturing and electioneering, but like I say - weird.