Cast Your Elgin Marble Return Vote

British economist Vicky Pryce and journalist Dominic Selwood argue both sides of the spectrum and offer their stance on Greece's marbles, which are currently on display at the British Museum.

Readers can vote in support of their return as Pryce does, or no as Selwood believes.  The article in full can be read at: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/regulars/duel-should-we-return-the-elgin-marbles. 

The link: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/regulars/duel-should-we-return-the-elgin-m accesses the debate points and the vote casting capability. Voting is taking place for three more weeks. Cast your vote!

Pryce states, "Britain missed a trick by failing to hand the marbles back during the 2012 Olympic Games, which would have been a spectacular gesture. That it did not is a sad reflection on the enfeebled spirit of philhellenism in Britain. Lord Byron, who died in Greece after traveling to fight in its war of independence, condemned the cultural vandalism of his fellow peer, Elgin. But today there are no Lord Byrons in Britain willing to raise their voice."

While Selwood believes, "So, rather than baselessly maligning Elgin, we should be thanking him. Without his personal intervention there would be no amazing sculptures—just the pollution-wrecked, blurry stones that were only recently brought indoors in Athens. Fortunately the world still has Elgin's original casts to see what the sculptures he left behind once looked like."

(Photo Source: Andrew Dunn)