The Library Campaign is tearing its hair at this new move to waste
time and money while libraries burn...
http://www.librarycampaign.com/oh-no-another-time-wasting-inquiry
On 2/8/14, Frances Hendrix <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> DCMS | Press Release : 8th February
> William Sieghart to chair panel to produce independent report on England's
> public library service
> https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-sieghart-to-chair-panel-to-produce-independent-report-on-englands-public-library-service
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> Here is what Ed Vaizey MP said about the previous 'Review' (below) - and now
> he thinks there should be yet another?
> Shirley B
>
> THE BOOKSELLER
> July 2010
> The culture minister told The Bookseller: ".... The Library Modernisation
> Review was a classic ministerial excuse for not acting, my view is to get
> down to it and get stuck in."
> http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/no-minister.html
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> March 2010
> Vaizey said library users would be "sorely disappointed" by the work,
> commenting: "The library review has been delayed for more than two years.
> Now it has come out, it says very little.
> http://www.thebookseller.com/news/critics-pounce-library-review.html
>
> Dec 2009
> Speaking after the launch, shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey commented:
> "This is obviously a complete and utter waste of time. Quite obviously
> everyone in the world of libraries wants government to get on with it and
> show the line of travel."
> http://www.thebookseller.com/news/margaret-hodge-defends-late-review-library-launch.html
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