In reply to Jamie Hageman:
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> I feel for Hilltrek - as a small company, they don't need this unnecessary stress and uncertainty. I suppose it could well prove to be good for business though!
I have a feeling that Hilltrek will come out of this with rather a lot of positive publicity. The NTS however may not.
I've been a member of both the National Trust (the English/Welsh/Northern Ireland version) and NT Scotland at different times over the years and there does seem to be a difference in the way the two organsiations are run: I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the NT south of the border distancing themselves from their Scottish cousins with regard to this nonsense soon.