Index on Censorship said 53% of librarians polled had been asked to remove books – and that in more than half of those cases books were taken off shelves
The destruction of this beloved Liverpool institution was an act of far-right hatred. But seeing the community rally to restore this haven of literature gives me hope
★★★★☆ / ★★★☆☆Two of J Lee Thompson’s early films – a gritty women’s prison drama and a postwar crime thriller – serve as a reminder that the director deserves more kudos as an artist