Rochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcomeBefore Reform gained control of Essex county council in the May elections, Chris Taylor and members of the...
Read MoreAs council declares it’s ‘no longer bankrupt’, people say closure of services have added to social isolation and crimeWhen Birmingham city council announced last week it was “no longer bankrupt”, after years of budget cuts and...
Read MoreThe dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced prioritiesYou know a country by its values. By what a country values. And it turns out that what a country values can change over time....
Read MoreBetween 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work?On 16 October 2023, a...
Read MorePaul Webb said he ensured books and material were pulled from children’s section of Kent libraries, but it emerges they were never thereA boast by a Reform UK councillor that he ensured the removal of “trans-ideological material...
Read MoreFormer Waterstones boss Tim Coates among those to criticise government, Arts Council and British Library bid to create a ‘single digital presence’ for librariesThe UK’s beleaguered public libraries have been let down by years of...
Read MoreMinisters asked for funding to cope with a rise in the number of visitors seeking shelter this winterBritain’s libraries and museums are preparing to act as warm havens for people unable to afford to heat their homes in...
Read MoreMajor report finds poorer areas worst affected by deep cuts in government funding Poorer areas have been hit disproportionally by a combination of cuts to neighbourhood services such as parks, libraries, refuse collection and...
Read MoreThe Honresfield library, including manuscripts by the Brontës, Jane Austen and Walter Scott, had been at risk of falling into private handsIt is an unprecedented treasure trove of the UK’s literary heritage, from a...
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