Not content with being philistines, the UK government is now going the full vandal, planning to destroy all wills and associated documents held since 1800. Please please please take a moment to email what a loss this would be to history. Consultation closes 23 Feb.

Easier access to historic wills under new government plans

Genealogists, historians and amateur family archivists will be better able to access historic wills under proposals published today (15 December 2023).

OK, someone talk me out of sending this response to the consultation.

More on this insane plan here. www.theguardian.com/society/2023...

Ministry of Justice plan to destroy historical wills is ‘insane’, say experts

Department hopes to save £4.5m a year by digitising – then binning – about 100m wills that date back 150 years