Comments on: Straw Men and Amateurs https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/05/straw-men-and-amateurs.html What's happening to your library? Sun, 18 May 2014 20:04:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Ian Anstice https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/05/straw-men-and-amateurs.html#comment-6075 Fri, 16 May 2014 17:19:01 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=7500#comment-6075 In reply to Stephen.

Hi Stephen. I’m pleased to hear about your experiences with GLL. That organisation is of course a Trust and so not like an out and out private company like Carillion. I think also it is worth pointing out that Laing (and LSSI in the USA) appear to have a better record than Carillion – it is the latter company that is messing up the field for the others. Outsourcing to a Trust does not appear to have caused any major problems for the public that I have as yet noted.

]]> By: Stephen https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/05/straw-men-and-amateurs.html#comment-6074 Fri, 16 May 2014 06:17:39 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=7500#comment-6074 Interesting update on the situation in Notiinghamshire. However, I think the example given of privatisation (Croydon) is a bad one. I live close to the border of Greenwich and regularly use its service. Since being taken over by GLL a few years ago, I have seen nothing but improvements to the service. The staff are so friendly and helpful, reservations that used to cost 95p are now free and when studying I can always find a table! Maybe Nottinghamshire should consider it.

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