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Chairman Tim Parker left 24 hours after members launched a bid to depose him The charity faces mounting criticism for the woke direction it has been taking  Now, Restore Trust say director-general Hilary McGrady really needs to go next The campaign group hope to bring back the heritage bodys apolitical ethos Say National Trust has 3 senior management figures with highly woke agenda

Tim Parker resigned as National Trust chairman amid a bid to depose him Former volunteer Tony Adler pointed finger at director-general Hilary McGrady  More than 50 members said they had no confidence in his leadership  Last September the Trust published 115-page report which blacklisted 93 estates over links to slavery  Mr Adler claimed he was forced out after pointing out reports inaccuracies  Leading historian Simon Heffer said Ms McGrady is responsible for turning Trust into left-wing f...

The controversial chairman of the National Trust has resigned amid a growing revolt among members over his woke policies. Tim Parkers decision to quit was announced just 24 hours after a highly critical motion at this years AGM said the membership had no confidence in his leadership and demanded his resignation. Members, ministers and MPs had grown increasingly frustrated with Mr Parkers chairmanship, which critics said he used to take the 126-year-old charity in a politically correct direction...

How Erstwhile Empire Day Became Commonwealth Day: History, Theme and Significance News18 1 hour ago © Provided by News18 How Erstwhile Empire Day Became Commonwealth Day: History, Theme and Significance The Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in the month of March every year. However, in India another Commonwealth Day is also celebrated on May 24. Also known as the Empire Day, the Commonwealth Day commemorates the formation of the British Empire in India and other colonies ...

CW: Detailed descriptions of eating disorders. "At Oxford we socialise through college formals, balls, crew dates, welfare teas and so much more. For those of us who have a history of disordered eating, this can prove pretty anxiety-inducing. Not to mention, with the highly anticipated June 21st rapidly approaching and the social eating that will come with this, the pressure to get the perfect body is more extreme than ever." Jaya Rana discusses the inefficiency of Oxfords support system for st...

Long Read: Returning heritage Filed on April 30, 2021 | Last updated on April 30, 2021 at 10.12 am Gifted, looted or stolen — Britain has a large number of priceless artefacts from India, other former colonies and elsewhere. but now, some are on their way back home as demands grow Stepping into India House in central London is like stepping back in time. Designed by the legendary architect Herbert Baker and inaugurated by King George V in 1930, the home of India’s high commission is...

Zombie moss? Our list of six really long-lived Earth organisms Daniel Martins mardi, 9 juillet 2019 à 20:27 - A story making the rounds this week gives an idea of just how long lifeforms on Earth can live if given the chance. Apparently, not even being buried beneath a glacier for a couple of centuries can 100 per cent guarantee the death of a hardy patch of moss. Not in the Arctic, at least. A story published in the Washington Post this week, ostensibly about how organisms long thought dead ...

The National Trust has ordered all of its volunteers to undergo diversity training as the organisation continues its woke rebrand. The heritage body is forcing everyone, including rangers who do not work with the public, to carry out the training as they return to work from lockdown. It has already caused friction among volunteers and led to several resignations, with one slamming the Trusts new political agenda. The National Trust has ordered all of its volunteers to undergo diversity training...

“Whoever is lord of Malacca has his hands on the throat of Venice,” observed the 15th century explorer Tome Pires. Within his lifetime, his native Portugal and rival Spain would effectively divide the world between themselves under the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. The treaty sanctioned Portuguese conquest of countless ports across the Indian Ocean while Spain devoured those in the Pacific. Over the next half a millennium, a constellation of tiny European kingdoms reigned supreme across th...

ONE of Powys most historic buildings features in a National Trust report about links to colonialism and slavery. The interim report titled The Connections between Colonialism and Properties now in the Care of the National Trust was first published last September. Dr Sally-Anne Huxtable, Head Curator, National Trust said: "From the sixteenth century, merchants had sought increasingly to consolidate their socio-economic and political status by acquiring country estates and marrying their ch...