Our piece on the plight of regional museums said Brighton was planning to hand its Royal Pavilion to a trust. We should clarify that Brighton and Hove council is investigating trust status for all its museums, but no decision has been made. And Lancashire county council is not withdrawing funding from Lancaster Castle this year, though charges are likely to rise. (“From Lawrence’s home to industrial mills, is regional heritage in jeopardy?”, In Focus, last week, page 26).
Different concepts: director Danny Boyle refers to the BBC as a “national consciousness”, not a “national conscience” in a film defending the corporation (“Top actors rally to defence of BBC”, News, last week, page 14).
Contrary to “Wine or cancer? If it’s that bad, curb the drinks makers” (Comment, last week, page 35), Dame Sally Davies is chief medical officer for England, not the UK, and Professor Robert Cialdini is a psychologist, not an economist.
We carried a picture of the actor John Shrapnel as King Lear in a piece about Shakespeare Cliffs near Dover, but we mistakenly identified him as his son, Tom (“Battle lines drawn in the Kentish valley”, News, last week, page 14).
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