 The euphemism on the blue plaque was described by comedian Mark Thomas as "an act of historical vandalism akin to Stalin airbrushing dissidents out of photographs".A Peterloo Memorial Campaign was set up to lobby for a 'Respectful, Informative and Permanent' (RIP) monument to an event that has been described as Manchester's Tiananmen Square.In 2007, Manchester City Council replaced the original blue plaque with a red one, giving a fuller account of the events of 1819.