27th June 2013, 04:34 PM
Might be interesting to look at the sorts of properties EH manage are they actually capable of generating the necessary income? The NT makes its money (covering running costs with little profit) from its membership fees and the endowments that came with some properties. The fees from non member visits are not that great. There are also many properties that do not generate an income. The National Heritage collection may consits of properties the NT would not consider ever managing being too much of a drain on resources. Essentially the Government appear to be looking for a way of dumping their responsibility for the National Heritage Collection.