Save the British Library
The research and educational functions of the British Library are currently under threat. The Treasury is demanding a 7\% cut in BL expenditure which will result in: a reduction in opening hours by on... continue reading »
"I would not have passed my degree without this place. It is an amazing resource, but it is more than that. It is a monument to British knowledge."
"The British Library is an essential UK cultural institution that must be protected and kept accessible to all. it's exhibitions and other work are not extraneous to UK society, but intrinsic to it. Cut the subsidy in the HOuse of Commons canteen, not Brit"
"As is true for so many academics, this could be devastating for my research (esp. since I now teach in America)"
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"I find even the mere suggestion of cutbacks utterly reprehensible. This is a covert way of restricting freedom long fought for."
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"As an author, writer and researcher I think the British Library is one of the best resources in the world. It would symbolise this bankrupt government (one I voted for) if they cut its funding."
"Any government cutting money to such knowledge is clearly falling over faster than it can stand up."
"What a ludicrous idea. There are some areas you just *can't* cut funds from."
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"New Labour - New Philistines"
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"PLEASE KEEP THIS GREAT INSTITUTION OPEN"
"The British Library has enough red-tape already."