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What a shower of bastards.
Why's that?
Public culture shouldn't be accessible to only those with means. Someone's country of origin has no bearing on that.
Half of the exhibits in these museums are of foreign origin as well, stolen during imperialism. So charging foreigners to see stolen items that could very well be from their own country is again ridiculous.
Thirdly, how many museums and art galleries have you been to that are clearly struggling for cash? I've been to many, and 9 times out of 10 they're in exquisite condition. Money isn't the fix for everything. Charging to enter museums could even backfire and result in a reduction in footfall and therefore donations.
I'm sure Baroness Margaret Hodge knows all about keeping culture afloat for the public good though and only has the public's best interests at heart...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hodge