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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn and Helena Horton

National Trust AGM set for fresh battle over culture wars

Stourhead gardens in Wiltshire
The National Trust has accused Restore Trust of targeting older members of the charity Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

A Tory donor, an activist opposed to critical race theory and two “anti-woke” Conservative historians are among candidates being promoted by a right-wing campaign group seeking to wrestle control of the National Trust.

Restore Trust, the group of self-styled “anti-woke” insurgents, which has publicly criticised the National Trust over rewilding and social inclusion policies, had limited success at last year’s National Trust AGM, when a number of resolutions it supported were defeated.

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