It would have been nice if Rutland County Council had progressed just a little further into the modern world and ended its censorship, I am not talking about the carefully selected limited range of newspapers.
I refer to the continued Net censorship in Rutland.
Not only does my site remain blocked, many people complain various other sites are blocked.
Many of those sites that are readily available outside the county.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Net censorship in Rutland
Martin Brookes reports that Rutland County Council has blocked access to his blog in Oakham Library. As Martin has been known to be critical of that council's members, as well as members of the town council, I presume this is censorship for political reasons.
The hard-pressed taxpayers of Rutland, who fund the library, are entitled to read criticism of their elected representatives. This censorship should end at once.
Besides where will it end?
Lord Bonkers telephones exclusively: I heard a particularly juicy piece of gossip about the Duke of Rutland this afternoon. Apparently, he was seen emerging from... Hello? Hello?
Later. Martin Brookes has received a reply from the chief executive of Rutland County Council that confirms that his blog has been blocked. Extraordinary.
A CAKE was cut to mark the 40th birthday of Oakham Library.
The library in Catmos Street first opened its doors on September 21, 1972, having cost just £49,500 to build. The 40th anniversary was celebrated on Thursday
last week when Rutland County Council leader Roger Begy joined library
staff and volunteers to enjoy a slice of cake. Read more at the Rutland Times
