I must admit that I am somewhat mystified by Barnet Council's approach to squatters in Friern Barnet library. They decided to close the library. They have no objections to volunteer libraries in principle, as they support one in Hampstead Garden Suburb, but they felt those who wanted to start a community library in Friern Barnet weren't up to it. A group of people have entered the building and now occupy it. Barnet's reaction was to go to them and suggest that they might start a community library where the local resident group were not suitable.
I am not making a partisan point. I just find the whole sequence of events very strange.
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The 'suggested' community library was to be elsewhere.
Barnet wants to sell the building, so is has started proceedings to evict.
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