The Marbles
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| Origin | London |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Members | Graham Bonnet |
| Trevor Gordon | |
| Albums | The Marbles |
| Genres | Psychedelic Pop |
| Baroque Pop | |
| Soft Rock | |
| Associated acts | Graham Bonnet |
| Trevor Gordon | |
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| ID | 1192825 |
About The Marbles
The Marbles were an English rock duo that consisted of Graham Bonnet and Trevor Gordon, who operated between 1968 and 1969. Their only well-known singles were "Only One Woman" and "The Walls Fell Down". They also became associated with the Bee Gees members Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb at that time.
King's tie resembles Greek flag after Elgin Marbles row
... Former Chancellor George Osborne, who chairs the British Museum, where The Marbles are currently housed, described Mr Sunak s actions as a " hissy fit"...
Chris Mason: Prime Minister's Questions is a brutal spectacle
... So, bemusement about The Marbles...
PMQs: Rishi Sunak accuses Greek PM of grandstanding over Elgin Marbles
... " Earlier on Wednesday, Greece s foreign minister had said he hoped the two countries needed to work together to find a solution to return The Marbles to Greece...
How the Elgin Marbles scream injustice for most Greeks
... On the central issue of returning The Marbles, he said every citizen - irrespective of political allegiances - was united that they should be returned...
Greeks broke promise not to raise Parthenon Sculptures, No 10 says
... Mr Sunak is keen to be seen as a defender of The Marbles place in London...
Sunak cancels Greek PM meeting in Elgin Marbles row
... The cancellation came days after Mr Mitsotakis told the BBC s Laura Kuenssberg that The Marbles should be returned...
Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece
... As The Marbles were returned, dignitaries exchanged hand shakes and smiled in front of the cameras, including the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymous...
Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece
... Now an advisory body plans to campaign for a " win-win" deal as a poll shared exclusively with the BBC appears to show the majority of British people support sending The Marbles home...
Greeks broke promise not to raise Parthenon Sculptures, No 10 says
By Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent, & Harrison Jones Bbc News
Downing Street believed it had assurances from The Greek government that their Prime Minister would not raise The subject of The Parthenon Sculptures on his visit to The UK.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis told The Bbc on Sunday that having some of The treasures, also known as The Elgin Marbles, in London and others in Athens was like cutting The Mona Lisa in half.
No 10 then cancelled PM Rishi Sunak 's meeting with Mr Mitsotakis.
Labour has branded The Row " pathetic".
The sculptures are A Collection of ancient Greek treasures from The Parthenon which were taken and brought to The UK by British diplomat Lord Elgin in The early 19Th Century . They are now in The British Museum .
Both Greece and The UK have long-standing positions on The sculptures, but diplomatic talks were expected to Focus On other topics.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper told Bbc Breakfast on Tuesday that it was a " matter of regret" that no meeting would take place between The Two Countries after Mr Mitsotakis declined a secondary offer to meet Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden instead.
Asked whether The government's treatment of The Greek leader was rude, Mr Harper said The Greeks had been offered a senior-level meeting but were entitled to take their own view.
Mr Sunak is keen to be seen as a defender of The Marbles ' place in London. A senior Conservative source said Last Night : " Our position is Clear - The Elgin Marbles are part of The permanent collection of The British Museum and belong here. "
There is ongoing wider debate around The Place of museums and their collections in a post-colonial world, with Mr Sunak seemingly positioning himself decisively on one side of that argument.
There may also be a divide with Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour Party on this issue.
Labour is distancing itself from reports in a Greek newspaper suggesting it was open to " a legal formula" for The Return of The sculptures to Greece.
Instead, The Party says its position is that if The British Museum and The Greek government came to a loan agreement, a Labour government would not stand in The Way .
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