Camden Council have apologised to a self-employed dress-maker for not lending her a pair of scissors: Lorna Watts, 26, a self-employed dressmaker, was turned down at Holborn Library in central London. She said: “It’s ridiculous – public libraries are supposed to be supportive of small businesses.” A spokeswoman for Camden Council, which runs the library,… Continue reading Public libraries: the final cut?
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Bin Spin
Today has clearly ‘bin’ a rubbish news day. The Daily Mail are crusading to stop councils from moving to fortnightly collections. Outgoing leader of the LGA and Tory Peer Gideon Sandy Bruce-Lockhart has been defending fortnightly collections (and can I take a moment to reflect on the wonderful name that is “Doretta Cocks”?). Meanwhile, in… Continue reading Bin Spin