tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post6038906952931144506..comments2022-05-10T13:19:34.452+01:00Comments on Save Croydon Libraries Campaign: Can you believe #Croydon Labour on libraries?Save Croydon Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591102853589123927noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post-42706483004304210562013-03-17T22:12:13.371+00:002013-03-17T22:12:13.371+00:00Your view accords with many we have received. Tha...Your view accords with many we have received. Thanks for taking the time to share your view. Please encourage others to do so!Save Croydon Librarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591102853589123927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post-22027574134925057622013-03-17T22:05:27.226+00:002013-03-17T22:05:27.226+00:00The Campaign has no issue with challenging the out...The Campaign has no issue with challenging the outsourcing of libraries, Cllr Godfrey. Croydon residents who responded to the consultation do not want this. The Campaign will not be used for any parties political gain so we had to set the record straight. If you can put us in touch with the campaigners and residents you refer to we are happy to engage. Without this we remain sceptical.<br /><br />The excessive back office costs and disproportionate loading of expensive contracts on the libraries budget, such as those for maintenance and ICT, were well established from the off, by the likes of Tim Coates, who Labour invited to speak at a shadow cabinet meeting.<br /><br />What we do take issue on is Croydon Labour implying the campaign's support for the co-operative model, a model you clearly intend to impose, without mandate. If library campaigners are open to all views shouldn't Labour be listening too? <br /><br />If Upper Norwood Library's clearly unique model is equivalent to Labour's co-operative model can you explain why the current staff's jobs are insecure and how the deficit of Croydon withdrawing funding will be overcome?<br /><br />We are open to hearing.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!<br />Save Croydon Librarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591102853589123927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post-6631902746447679622013-03-17T21:34:13.062+00:002013-03-17T21:34:13.062+00:00We represent any views received and work hard to n...We represent any views received and work hard to not only disseminate information but to actively seek views. Another view has been noted on Croydon Neighbourhoods facebook page only today and we've invited this resident to post to our blog so everyone can understand his viewpoint or to at least provide us with further info so we can understand his position. <br /><br />Anyone can get involved or write a post. Some prefer to remain anonymous, like you, and we respect that, but we do our best to ensure the views we represent are from residents so please do ping us an email to clarify who you are. We won't disclose this if you prefer us not to.<br /><br />If you'd like to get involved, please do. <br /><br />Incidentally, are you aware of those supporting the Croydon Labour statement? We cannot identify who this might be but are happy to represent their view. We doubt they exist but remain open to evidence that they do.<br /><br />The problem is they are not speaking out to us or to anyone else in Croydon. Does it not seem strange to you that a group in Croydon is all for co-op model yet are on records nowhere with this view?<br /><br />We remain open to hearing from them or from you. <br /><br />Thanks for posting!<br />Save Croydon Librarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591102853589123927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post-41052040291530697602013-03-17T21:28:43.530+00:002013-03-17T21:28:43.530+00:00It really is shocking that Labour in Croydon is co...It really is shocking that Labour in Croydon is committed to cancelling the privatisation of our libraries and the continued employment of the staff by the council, at same time as cutting excessive senior management and back office contracts. Front Line First is our priority.<br /><br />Whatever next?<br /><br />Cllr Timothy Godfrey<br />Labour spokesperson for LibrariesTimothy Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912489434521608269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post-90103241753606720402013-03-17T19:28:41.012+00:002013-03-17T19:28:41.012+00:00This is absolutely disgrateful. How can they sugge... This is absolutely disgrateful. How can they suggest this without any mandate from the residents. Yet another example of "non- democracy" within the Council and another period of uncertainty for the Library staff! Another waste of our Council Tax! Do these people live in the " real" word? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232134943658519167.post-81846421260377957642013-03-17T18:58:25.427+00:002013-03-17T18:58:25.427+00:00How many people does the Save Croydon Libraries Ca...How many people does the Save Croydon Libraries Campaign actively represent?<br /><br />Is there a membership as such?<br /><br />How does one join?<br /><br />Is there some sort of rule book, or elections?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com