I feel we really need to escape from this loop.
Here's an insight from Nepal - (The British library at Kathmandu will be closed by mid Jan 2008)
In an interview , Mr John fry, the country manager of British Council Nepal said:
“ We recently got letters from our members asking us the reasons why we're closing our library. They also informed us that they were disappointed to know about this. We replied to them that we're not closing our library as such; we're rather expanding our horizons so as to provide more services.” When asked how the idea of removing the library emerged suddenly, Fry answered, “There were two things that came together. The first was refocusing on our works and then concentrating more on training of languages and other English preparations. We've decided to completely close our library by mid-January 2008 and transfer all our books and collections "
There's no ICCR in Nepal. The presence and involvement of ICCR here, offers us many options.
3 comments:
Blatent cheating
OR
Brutal diplomacy ?
I find this statement of Fry very vague.
What does "expanding our horizons so as to provide more services" mean?
What does "refocusing on our work" mean?
People should be made to give concrete statements. I believe these kinds of statements are an escape from accountability and responsibility. This way, one can make any statement.
Ofcourse, the art of doubletalk which is a part of British culture.
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