Another letter in The Week (November 21) which I totally agree with!
The National Trust’s mission.
To The Times
Those who doubt that Hilary McGrady (“National Trust told to
learn from slave row”) is on a mission to lead the National Trust away from its
core purpose of looking after the buildings and land placed in its care need
only read the autumn edition of the trust’s magazine. In it, the director of volunteering, participation
and inclusion says: “At the National Trust we have a duty to play a part in
creating a fairer, more equitable society.”
It is clear that the National Trust Acts from 1907 to 1971 place no such
duty on the trust.
However, the actions of the director-general and her staff
suggest they have this ambition at the centre of their strategy. The trust must not become a vehicle for those
endeavouring to use for social and political purposes. The trustees have a responsibility to ensure
that the director-general and her staff focus on the trust’s charitable
objects. If they fail to do that, the
Charity Commission should step in and do the job for them.
Dr Alan Hearne,
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
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