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Britain’s libraries are being ‘destroyed’ by £25m cuts
FUNDING for public libraries has been cut by £25 million in the last year, amid mass closures of branches and job losses.
Library campaigners slammed the cuts yesterday as “iniquitous and a false economy” following the survey by accountancy body Cipfa.
Local council funding was slashed by 40 per cent under the Tories between 2015-16, the research revealed.
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