Delingpole Takes Apart National Trust For Politicising Britain’s Heritage

Feb 21, 2017 by

by Donna Rachel Edmunds, Breitbart:

Breitbart London’s James Delingpole has slammed the National Trust for jumping on the political correctness bandwagon by holding a festival highlighting some of its properties’ connections to historical LGBT figures.

The festival is part of a series of events marking fifty years since the passing of legislation partially decriminalising homosexuality in the UK, dubbed the ‘Prejudice and Pride’ season. But, in a segment for the BBC’s Daily Politics, Delingpole took aim the National Trust for stepping beyond its mandate in promoting such politicised events.

The National Trust owns and preserves many of Britain’s notable historical properties and great houses; a role which Delingpole lauded – he often took his children to visit their properties when they were young, he said.

But, he continued, “I gave up on the National Trust when it gave up on its day job.

“Instead of preserving our heritage it started dabbling in politics. It came out against fox hunting and started campaigning against global warming – it jumped on the political correctness bandwagon.

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