At a time when their revenues were badly affected by Covid-19, the National Trust 'leadership' managed to alienate as many members as possible with their pet project on colonialism and slavery. This was riddled with lies, inaccuracies and omissions that they refuse to even discuss. They have also failed to say how much this report, its associated 'colonial countryside' project or the subsequent steering group will cost. But it's almost certainly going to be a significant figure. Many senior National Trust managers are paid well over £100,000 a year, with the Director General on a grossly excessive £190,000. She is the only one taking a pay cut (a 20% reduction 'for a few months'). All other senior managers are receiving their full pay while making 1300 staff redundant (out of a total of 16000). There are also concerns about the way children have been treated in the 'colonial countryside' project. Here are some of the written comments made by children as young as ten:"tarnished red with blood""dirty as a blood pool""Liquid dripped off my blade""tarnished with blood""Blood dripped mercilessly ""Crimson blood oozed ""Blood. British blood""covered in blood"No responsible organisation would appear to glorify violence to children - especially at a time when knife crime is a serious concern.In essence, that National Trust has been mismanaged to such an extent that nothing less than a complete replacement of the senior management team is required.
