@overholt Richard Ovenden wrote on 21 Dec that "Destroying historical wills is foolhardy and short-sighted". Glad to see strong support in value-added comments both in the FT (where there are now 60 comments online, v 3 in the copy archived soon after publication at https://archive.is/axWT4), & on birdchan (https://nitter.net/richove/status/1737836723676254675). Let's hope for a rethink!

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