National Trust Fears
SIR – Charles Moore’s article is essential reading for all members of the National Trust (“The National Trust is concealing from its members how controversial it has become”, Comment, September 9).
He expresses fears I have felt for some time. At the age of 94, I pay my subscription so I may vote before the annual meeting. I hope other members will also dismiss the Quick Vote.
Humphrey Platts
Grantham, Lincolnshire
SIR – The charitable purpose of the National Trust is the “preservation for the benefit of the nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest”.
It should not be for the management of the National Trust, nor even for its membership, to determine what is beneficial to the nation. That is a task for Parliament, and it is time for Parliament to intervene.
David J Critchley
Buckingham
