National Trust boss received ‘completely bizarre’ death threats over slavery report

Hilary McGrady said the tone of debate and criticism of the National Trust has shifted in recent years - (National Trust/ Megan Taylor)

The head of the National Trust says she received death threats over a report in which the organisation acknowledged its links to slavery.

In 2020, the National Trust – which, as Europe’s largest conservation charity, looks after more than 500 historic properties in the UK – published a report revealing that more than 90 of its properties had links to slavery and colonialism.