Recently myself and Elizabeth Ash from the Save Croydon Libraries Campaign were asked by 'EastLondonLines', an independent news website run by the media department of Goldsmiths, University of London, to comment on the buyout of JLIS by Carillion and their subsequent takeover of the Croydon Libraries contract. You can read our comments in the articles below;
http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/11/concern-over-blacklisters-carillon-buying-contract-to-run-croydons-13-libraries/
http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/11/croydon-libraries-staff-members-jobs-at-risk-following-surprise-takeover-by-carillion/
We don't know if Carillion will run the library services in Croydon, Ealing, Harrow & Hounslow differently to JLIS, it's hard to know what their style will be, especially as they have no track record in this sector but we have heard that they've poached some/all of the libraries team from JLIS. Watch this space!
http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/11/concern-over-blacklisters-carillon-buying-contract-to-run-croydons-13-libraries/
http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/11/croydon-libraries-staff-members-jobs-at-risk-following-surprise-takeover-by-carillion/
We don't know if Carillion will run the library services in Croydon, Ealing, Harrow & Hounslow differently to JLIS, it's hard to know what their style will be, especially as they have no track record in this sector but we have heard that they've poached some/all of the libraries team from JLIS. Watch this space!
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