Trust s report detailed links between 93 properties and slavery and colonialism
Winston Churchill s former home, Chartwell, in Kent, was on the list
Move prompted a fierce backlash and the trust faced accusations of wokeism
But Charity Commission today cleared it of breaking charity law
Brexiteer Nigel Farage said he had become increasingly appalled by the trust
Historian Simon Heffer said he was astonished the trust had not been censured
The academic behind the National Trust s Woke review to identify properties with links to colonialism today astonishingly accused the government of weaponising history by trying to stop Left-wing academics denigrating Britain s past.
The study, which blacklisted - among others - the Lake District home of avid anti-slaver William Wordsworth because his brother was involved in the trade, was accused of re-writing history after assembling a team of left-wing and politically biased experts.
Its leader, Professor Corinne Fowler, spoke today as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden prepared to use a meeting with 25 heritage organisations to urge them to adopt a rounded view of Britain s past that does not focus excessively on the empire.
My abortion gave me my family
Without it, I’d never have met my husband, let alone married him or built a beautiful life with our two kids. Photo: Estée Preda
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