Ambitions for Britain? 
Library and information issues for Labour's second term

a briefing for the library and information sector

Labour’s election pledges are put under the microscope in Ambitions for Britain?  Library and information issues for Labour’s second term.  Closely following the structure of the party’s General Election manifesto for England, the briefing acknowledges Government achievements during its first hundred days, but also comments on areas where library and information issues have still to be addressed, as well as giving details of relevant Library Association initiatives and staff.

Also highlighted are significant issues that the Manifesto fails to address.  Freedom of information, data protection and copyright are three such omissions.

It should prove useful as a checklist for comparison with policy programmes in the home countries as well.

Full briefing report (16 pages, 346 KB)

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