The term “Culture Wars” has increasingly been deployed as a rhetorical strategy by the right-wing cover for otherwise unacceptable justifications for racism, sexism, imperialism and class privilege. A key battleground in this ideological conflict concerns the statues of enslavers. The overwhelming majority of statues inherently raise issues around class, gender and race, as they usually portray members of the ruling class of the time. Given the importance of profits made from slavery and the trafficking of enslaved Africans to the emergence of British capitalism, it is inevitable that the majority of public monuments honour businessmen whose fortunes were built on the slave trade or military leaders who secured colonial territories, thus safeguarding the interests of enslavers. Through an examination of statues representing some notorious war criminals and enslavers, this chapter examines why right-wing, pro-business politicians remain deeply committed to defending such figures. Historically, the function of statues has been to reinforce the rule of the elite, make their dominance look permanent, and sanitise their history for future generations. Moreover, this defence often serves as a form of “dog-whistle politics”—a nod and a wink to white supremacists and right-wing nationalists, reassuring them that, as far as the powers that be are concerned, black lives do not matter.