Mrs Angry one of the famous 5 barnet bloggers ,who have helped to burst Barnets balloon,over their Library Asset Stripping and flogging off ,most of their council departments (One Barnet proggramming) to their Corporate mates to make a fat profit and a slashed service.
Liked the quotes she focuses on key points.
" In
his address to the gathering, Phoenix spoke passionately about the
wider issue of the threat to libraries, and the need to preserve our
public library service. He has always urged everyone to continue to
fight for the retention of professional library support from Barnet, and
this is a crucial point for many of us who celebrate the saving of the
library building, but furiously condemn the actions of Barnet Council in
their assault on our library service, and the removal of professional
posts from the library structure. "
"Phoenix
also reminded everyone of the fact that squatting is a survival
mechanism for the poor and dispossessed members of our society:
criminalising such action has had a brutal impact on those who otherwise
have no access to housing. (she puts this so well,sums it up how it is)
In
his own speech, Rabbi Jeffrey Newman, one of the new trustees of the
library, also commented on the neat irony that this successful
occupation by community squatters should have taken place in the borough
which is part of the constituency of MP Mike Freer, the instigator of
the new anti squatting legislation.
He
looked forward to the time when these new laws were overturned. He
mentioned this, he said, not to be party political, but to broadcast on
behalf of humanity. Earlier, in fact, he had commented that a result of
the experience of the library campaign was a recognition of our
humanity, that we can learn from one another."
Broken Barnet: The Library that Lived: Victory for the people of Friern Barnet
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