Charity has always been a expression of the guilty consciences of a ruling class.
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
I always hated Tony Blair, from the beginning.
For there is never any way to go but in.
You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.
Bed is the best place for reading, thinking, or doing nothing.