### [2012-10-30](/feed/2012/10/30/index.md)

##### Alan Bennett
# Ahead of the first preview of his new play, Alan Bennett reveals it emerged as a result of disquiet at the National Trust and laments a nation turned into a "captive market" where public life exhibits a "diminution of magnanimity." 




### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/oct/30/alan-bennett-national-trust-play)