tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910609762453184627.post4667389775944799317..comments2023-12-28T09:22:34.081+00:00Comments on They're Joking. Aren't They?: Savonarola on a rollerNorth Northwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10990919627286136085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910609762453184627.post-9232068891083125032011-01-17T08:25:32.168+00:002011-01-17T08:25:32.168+00:00Welcome ES, and thanks for your comment. Unamazing...Welcome ES, and thanks for your comment. Unamazing how ruthless much of the Left is about the actual miseries and discomforts of those who don't fit into their magic circle of approved victims and supporters. Remember Michael Moore puzzling why Al Qaeda attacked a city and a State that voted solidly Democrat on 9/11?<br /><br />Julia, thanks again for your link.<br />And the Guardian thing. A right royal kicking she's getting, mostly. And the anti-cuts people; well, where do they think the money comes from in the first place?North Northwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990919627286136085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910609762453184627.post-64073469064568138592011-01-16T08:21:26.605+00:002011-01-16T08:21:26.605+00:00A good look at what libraries are actually doing w...A good look at what libraries are actually doing with the money spent on them can be <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/11/north-yorkshire-libraries-cuts-closures-big-society" rel="nofollow">found here</a>. <br /><br />Suffice to say, it makes interesting reading. And then, the comments..!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910609762453184627.post-88663134984094753712011-01-15T22:33:23.443+00:002011-01-15T22:33:23.443+00:00It is some years ago that Derbyshire County Counci...It is some years ago that Derbyshire County Council (then Labour-controlled) closed quite a few libraries which all happened to be in in Conservative-voting areas.<br /><br />A Labour supporter wrote that this was quite right because rich Tories could afford to drive their cars to the remaining libraries. <br /><br />Obviously, if you happened to be on basic old age pension you should not be so ill advised as to live in a ward that voted Conservative!Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.com