Tuesday, 1 December 2020

National Trust being led away from its core purpose.

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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