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Surrey Libraries Action Movement - working to defend and improve libraries in Surrey

Surrey, England
Joined August 2011
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@surrey_slam 's @godfrey_lee to stand for parliament in Kingston and Surbiton in 2015. Good luck, Lee - keep speaking up for libraries!
Ian Duncan Smith, like David Hodge in Surrey, claims that a categorical legal loss is, in fact, a victory. It amounts to contempt of court.
It's amazing that some authorities, local and national, seem to think they are above the law. They are not! #dwp
Poundland case: government defeated again over back-to-work schemes gu.com/p/3kx8f/tw via @guardian
Help the Save Croydon Libraries Campaign: Please sign the attached petition opposing library privatisation soslibrary.blogspot.com/2013…
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SLAM's @Godfrey_Lee is standing in local elections in Chertsey against one of key volunteer library decision makers. Good luck Lee
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And that SCC said they were 'pleased' by breaking the law is disgraceful @bbc5live
We just called @BBCSurrey to put David Hodge straight on the libraries policy. Doesn't save money, deeply unpopular
Very disappointing that David Hodge sees sacking librarians as a success - volunteer run libraries don't even save money. @BBCSurrey
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SLAM's chair is standing in local elections in Chertsey against one of key volunteer library decision makers. Good luck @Godfrey_Lee
Peculiar. SCC's justification for volunteer run libraries was decreasing usage. Turns out they were wrong. wp.me/p1BnmI-1SF
It is welcome that SCC is reintroducing paid staff at CPLs but one has to wonder why they wasted so much money defending the Judicial Review
Is Surrey County Council setting up CPLs to fail? wp.me/p1LuR5-dW
Is Surrey County Council setting up CPLs to fail? wp.me/p1LuR5-dW via @wordpressdotcom”
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SLAM on the march with Speak up for Libraries @UKpling #20Oct
BBC News - Second Surrey library taken over by volunteers bbc.in/SRvhyn
SLAM's @Godfrey_Lee questions @DanJarvisMP on libraries at #lab12 conf. Jarvis promises report on value of local libraries #savelibraries
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We hear sound of chickens coming home to roost for compliant #Conservative Cllrs. Will be interesting to see result of #Chertsey election
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Also, #Conservative #Chertsey Cllr Chris Norman has consistently supported CPL policy. He is now being held to account and doesn't like it.
We say: According to SCC website, Chertsey is indeed in the next tranche for CPL status. So #Chertsey residents should be concerned...