Fay Weldon attacks library closures

"The British Council is being accused of turning its back on Britain's literary heritage over a decision to close a score of libraries worldwide, reports the Independent. The British Council's staff, and authors including award-winning novelist Fay Weldon, are furious at what they see as a "short-sighted" and "philistine" attitude to literature, after the council decided to divert book funding to the internet and other information services"