Kirrus3d ago
A School in Manchester banned a lot of books,. And destroyed a librarians career. I read a lot of these as a teenager from my School library, this is nuts, they were fine. https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/
School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship

A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women

Index on Censorship
Show threadÞór Sigurðsson3d ago

@kirrus Seriously, WTF?

Is Manchester (or even England) becoming a right-wing pseudo-Christian-extremist like what is happening in the US ?

If that's the case, then perhaps just best England stays outside the EU for good?

Even better, cut the anchor and tow the dumpster-fire to "Gulf of America" 🤬 Then we can have N-Ireland, Scotland and Wales rejoin the EU and rejoice!

Show threadKirrus3d ago
@thor not systemic. Just one headteacher with too much power and reliance on AI. Blame the Tories for their 'academy' school system
Show threadÞór Sigurðsson
@kirrus great! Then we just pack uð Manchester and send them to the Moon, because there should have been in place safeguards to stop this kind of fascist actions.
Mar 22 at 9:15amWeb
Show threadKirrus2d ago
@thor not the whole of Manchester, just one School. Should have safeguard sure, but New School system is new, it happens
Show threadÞór Sigurðsson2d ago

@kirrus Still a reason for grave concern.

Brexit started with "only" one company.

USA's current state of fascism started with "only" one person.

Once you have normalized control by fear in one place, the disease spreads easily - and quickly.

Don't forget Germany and Italy and Spain.