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February 20, 2008
Mud larks
7 short years ago in the Culture Select Committee report on public libraries there was a discussion about whether or not it would be useful to have a non- governmental body to help the DCMS improve the public library service and work on museums and archives at the same time. The discussion covered the possible ways of funding such a small organisation as was envisaged. There were those in many parts who thought it might be a useful aid to improvement
Today, the MLA, as that body became called, has released a document about its future operation
We are told that the plan includes making at least 100 people redundant. Anyone who has followed the long and horrible history of Mark Wood, Chris Batt, Roy Clare, the MLA board members and all the civil servants and Ministers in the DCMS who have liberal access to everyone else's money will wonder why they ever employed 100 people in the first place.
I got so confused reading it that I thought I should just post it here. It does, however, remind one greatly of a long run through deep wet mud
Posted by Perkins at February 20, 2008 5:58 PM