As we get further into the New Year, I can't help but return to the Year of Culture in Brent. It is good that this application was successful. Not least Brent has had few outstanding success and the libraries service is now acknowledged to be one of them. That was a crucial part of winning the Borough of Culture status in the first place, so it seems an odd time to now cut the budget.
However, the budget proposals published before Christmas suggest cutting staff and restricting the service. Almost certainly that will lead to a significant fall in library numbers. This is just when opening hours should be at their fullest so that as many events as possible can be staged.
It really doesn't seem very strategically aware.
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