Has the National Trust forgotten its purpose?

<p>Why are the membership numbers of the national trust falling? Are they placing themselves in socio-political conversations where they don’t belong? What is the purpose of the Trust in modern society?</p> <br> <p>In this episode, Editorial Assistant at <em>The Critic</em>, Anna Price, speaks to Constance Watson, Assistant Editor of the <em>Catholic Herald</em> and author of the piece: <a href="https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/june-2021/burned-by-political-expedience/"><em>Burned by political expedience</em></a> in the June issue of The Critic about how the National Trust’s priorities are potentially in the wrong place. </p> <p>--</p> <p>Music: “Modern Jazz Samba” Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p> <br> <hr><p> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>