Too true. EH is after all, only a Quango, created I believe, under the Thatcher reign, but continued with successive governments ever since.
Who actually appoints the directors of EH?
Would you like to guess?
<Who actually appoints the directors of EH>
The work of English Heritage is overseen by a board of up to 16 Commissioners selected by the Government for the breadth of their national and regional expertise.
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Created in 1983 by Michael Heseltine