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Starmer should consider radical ideas, like allowing local people to run and design their own services
Grandson of one of conservation charity’s largest donors adds to criticism of relationship
Britain’s biggest heritage organisation has a secret weapon it can deploy, argues Neil MacGregor — the ability to speak with more than one voice
Environmentalists refuse to rule out ‘direct action’ following lifting of fracking ban and proposal for investment zones
We visit the properties for a walk in the grounds, to meet friends and, yes, for a cream tea
As it celebrates its anniversary and starts to reopen, the charity is confronting its links with slavery and colonialism
The National Trust’s network of car parks are an ideal place to offer charging bases
Long associated with medieval castles, moats have an enduring — and romantic — appeal today
Charity says energy and mining companies are not doing enough on climate change
Ritual protection at Knole and beyond reveals the extent of 17th century superstition and anti-Catholic paranoia
Lancaster University acquires books and artworks by reformer and will digitise them
A dedication, a doodle, a note in the margins: the treasures left by past readers
An assured analysis asks why, in a nation of wildlife-lovers, species have experienced greater losses than the global average
The memoirs of John Sales, former head of gardens for the National Trust, throw light on questions of conservation
Project would install eight rides across Thirlmere in national park
Frequent bike-to-train journeys call for gripping detective stories
The first in a series on the future of the British countryside looks at changes in agriculture and what these mean for the landscape
Meet the dealer in reclaimed items who likes to put the shabby into shabby chic
Inspired by a chance holiday encounter, the prime minister addresses the nation
The leader of the UK guardian of historic houses shrugs off ‘Disneyfication’ claims
Conservation charity calls for environment to be at heart of post-Brexit agricultural policy
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