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Submitted by Zhingisender (United Kingdom), Apr 10, 2014 at 02:50

Banning the friend and letting in the enemy may be part of the British Library's progressive liberal agenda.

How do we know the British Library follows a progressive liberal agenda? By looking at the British Library's twitter account and seeing who or what it follows: a cursory examination indicates a preference for the left over the right. For example, it follows seven or so Guardian newspaper twitter accounts as opposed to a couple of Daily Telegraph accounts, a Labour MP but no Conservative MPs apart from the Prime Minister, and so on.

Remaining with twitter, and focusing on Islam, Ursula Sims-Williams, chief tweeter at the British Library's Asian and African twitter account, follows one hundred and fifty-two accounts: one would be hard pressed to find an Islam critical account among them.

The BL American Studies team - first names helpfully given its profile page: Carole, Matt, Phil and Beth, follow the following American twitter accounts:

Zinn Ed Project

Mother Jones

HuffPostArts & Culture

among its list of 648 twitter accounts.

Does the British Library only endorse progressive liberal organisations? Might this account for the 'confusion' concerning the banning of this website while allowing access to Jihadist sites?

Is the British Library on the wrong side in the war to preserve civilization?

if the British Library's twitter account is one aspect of its interaction with a reading public then I am uncomfortable at such naked display of partisanship - particularly as a taxpayer I am paying for it.

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2Thank you for exhibiting the truth [57 words]Michael KerjmanApr 23, 2014 01:31214588
1Tell me - why? [47 words]Michael KerjmanSep 8, 2014 12:50214588
1Continuum 2 - IT expert replies to blocking [380 words]PeterApr 14, 2014 19:45214473
2Britain Transformed [77 words]DaveApr 11, 2014 14:48214433
1UK and the "compassionate" release of the convicted bomber of Pan Am 103 [57 words]EdwardApr 11, 2014 13:28214432
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3Britain is the laughing stock of the world [161 words]dhimmi no moreApr 10, 2014 07:42214412
4British Library twitter accounts [247 words]ZhingisenderApr 10, 2014 02:50214410
libary blockage of truths yet access to muslim hatred [80 words]rodney allsworthApr 9, 2014 23:45214408
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