Hundreds of people in Wigan have signed a petition calling for Britain’s colonial history to become part of the school curriculum.A campaign group of sixth form students say the Government is denying their generation the tools to “dismantle systemic racism” by not mandating teaching about the Empire in schools.As of yesterday, 369 people in Wigan's three main constituencies had signed a petition calling for MPs to change the curriculum and a further 204 have signed in Bolton West, which includes Atherton.
That is among almost 18,000 from across the North West.The breakdown of signatures in each constituency is:The petition on Parliament’s website, created by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, has amassed 234,000 signatures in its first week, meaning it.