Many people in the UK do not know just how infested government and local government has become with the strategies of the US Department of Homeland Security. (Of course, the UK government also has its own long history of paranoia, prejudice and abuse.)

The Conservative government introduced "Verification Checks" which were carried out at local venues a few years ago (yay, e'en before #RishiSunak ).

This is one of the latest. It's library membership.

"Your library membership expires after a set period."

#LibrariesUK #Libraries #UKPol

New guidelines urge UK libraries not to avoid controversial books and ideas

‘In [a] polarised world, it is important our sector is clear in its opposition to censorship’ says the Cilip report, published as services increasingly asked to remove books

The Guardian