https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/

“He described how every child in this school is entitled under the UN Charter of Human Rights to access information appropriate for their age, as long as it’s not illegal, and that what has happened in Emily’s case sets a worrying precedent.”

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

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@peterbrown Including 1984 in the list of censored books is just poetic isn't it?
@martv @peterbrown Now Orwell is out of copyright, various epub versions of Nineteen Eighty-Four are available online.
@wood5y @martv @peterbrown
Out of copyright editions of Orwell's "1984," are available online, for now, Steve.
@Guillotine_Jones @martv @peterbrown Orwell spelled out the date in his title, as per the first edition cover below.