28th December 2005, 12:05 PM
Rightyho.Seems to me that apart from council-run units, Curators are the only other genre that are actually paid by the tax-payer.In this case/context-they are the species that are technically/professionally and morally accountable.So, what do we do next? Inform the public that Curators are rendered impotent through national/local policy or, openly blame them for everything? Perhaps the NHS analogy was a little iffy but- they are high profile and in the firing line when appropriate. I`m a tax-payer too. If central or local government is taking the pi** with curators charged with the care of our heritage-I want to know about it. If this is indeed the crux of the matter, why have`nt I heard curators shouting about it from the roof tops? With an inneffective "institute" and rampant commercialism tearing holes in our heritage-we need armed() curators!