Charlie Stross on Nostr: Remember that municipal public libraries (as opposed to the earlier private ...
Remember that municipal public libraries (as opposed to the earlier private subscription libraries) were one of the main drivers of working-class self-improvement and education during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
It's no surprise the Tories (and in the USA, the Republicans) want them gone or heavily censored.
https://mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/113113566403153149Published at
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