Well another general election is upon us and sooner than most could have predicted. The indications are the current administration is on course for victory. Sadly,
Category: Local government
Dodgy Dudley?
As a library campaigner and commentator I am particularly interested when libraries spin out of local authority control. It’s an issue I have written about many times
Not Waving but Drowning
It’s difficult to take a balanced view of public libraries at the moment. Concentrating overly on bad news around closures and cuts appears so much
Review of Public Libraries 2016
2016 is set to be a watershed year for public libraries. The Libraries Taskforce published the Ambition report, the longest serving libraries minister, Ed Vaizey,
Changing Times, Changing Roles
My latest post can be found on the Libraries Taskforce blog: Changing Times, Changing Roles In the post I reflect on the skills needed to successfully
Parish Councils, Localism & Libraries
I’ve previously written about the trend of moving services over to Parish and Town Councils, which at the time appeared not to have gained much
