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October 10, 2008
'Burnham is to Library as Iceland is to Bank'
Even in these troubled times the major national newspapers and broadcasters have gone out of their way to condemn the thinking behind Andy Burnham's speech at the library conference this week. If he troubles to read them, they might give him pause for thought.
Last week The Times and this week The Independent, both in serious editorial pieces, were crystal clear in their damnation. Today it is the turn of The Guardian to pour ridicule on what the hapless Minister and his speech writer said and draw comparison with the financial crisis
The only people who seem to agree with Mr Burnham's odd view of public libraries are Roy Clare of the MLA, The Society of Chief Librarians and Michael Clarke and Flick Rae in Camden. That makes about 14 people in the whole country. Barbarians is the description the Guardian uses.
Posted by Perkins at October 10, 2008 11:24 PM