This week’s The Friday Photo is of the statue of Thomas Attwood (born 1783)  Birmingham’s first MP. The statue is known as The Birmingham Man and is easily mistaken for someone sitting on the steps in the often busy Chamberlain Square. Many people first come across the Soapbox and scattered pages which are part of the installation – they reflect Attwoods role in leading Parliamentary reform in the The Great Reform Act of 1832. The Soap Box has the inscription “Votes For All“.