I think it's that EH have been vacillating about what to do about the big holes in the hill for a very long time (see all these threads
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?s_id=30
and the least people think they should do is be open and honest about what's being done at the moment. EH supposed to be working for us and the best interests of the hill and all that.
so people are feeling a bit irritable when they feel things are going on behind closed doors