Natural History Staff Charges “Culture Of Fear” At Museum

Staff at London’s Natural History Museum are charging that a “culture of fear” has taken over the museum. “Twenty-five keepers, professors and managers have written to museum trustees reporting a ‘breakdown of trust at all levels’ caused by the suspension and reinstatement of three maintenance staff. They were suspended in December, six months after an internal audit was unable to account for £1.8 million alleged to have disappeared from the museum’s budget.”