This story is horrendous:
http://boingboing.net/2014/01/27/uk-national-museum-of-computin.html
Follow the links to the source of this story (a BBC video) where the Bletchley
Park Trust's 'manager' fires a 'volunteer' for showing people around the
National Museum of Computing, against the 'rules'. TNMOC has been part of the
entry price for Bletchley Park until recently, until the Trust decided that
they should be separated.
Clearly the dispute is rooted in a disagreement that goes beyond one man's
stand against the split, but his point is quite correct, they are ruining
Bletchley Park.
As one commentator says; Bletchley Park without Collossus and Tunny is like
Hamlet without the Prince.
I visited Bletchley Park around 18 months ago and I also saw Tony Sale in
Weymouth, together with Ralph and others. For me Colossus was the highlight
of my visit.
The rest is rather boring.
The other exhibit that we enjoyed was the Winston Churchill section, run by
another 'volunteer. The 'management' have also ordered him leave.
The 'management' of Bletchley Park are at best inept and at worst dishonest,
since I've no doubt many donations to Bletchley Park were aimed at the
Colossus exhibition, at least in part.
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