It’s time to shut the libraries

I recently went into Poole library with poster for a local event. I did a recce. There was a large noticeboard where there were about 18 A4 posters on the wall. I took stock. Not one was time sensitive. They all dealt with NHS or BCP propaganda.

I took my poster to the desk and asked if they would put it up. She said they would consider it. I said I’d like it on the main noticeboard, she said she would ask.

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Laughter is the best medicine. A preview of the Carnival of Alternative Politics.

Laughter is a mystical thing. It’s not rational. It’s infectious. It binds us together. It has no fixed ideology. It’s an expression of freedom and joy. It has healing powers.

My most vivid memory of collective laughter in literature is in Dickens’ novel Bleak House. After years and years of legal wrangling there comes a moment in court when the case Jarndyce v Jarndyce is resolved.

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