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December 5, 2008
Intervene in Lambeth
The Minister of State for the Arts who has reponsbility for public libraries (Barbara Follett) should, in my view, intervene and take over the operation of public libraries in Lambeth.
Both the MLA and the DCMS should recommend the same, but if they haven't got the detail, we have it here and so do the user groups in Lambeth.
In particular the straw that should have broken amy camel's back is the ludicrous behaviour of Lambeth council during a recent Audit Commission inspection.
There is much talk elsewhere about a law which seeks to prevent 'misconduct in public office' and it is about time somebody applied it to the officers around the country who are supposed to manage the public library service. Lambeth would be a good place to start.
Posted by Perkins at December 5, 2008 8:58 AM