", ▁selected ▁at ▁random , ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁a ▁" public ▁interest ▁first " ▁test ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁power ▁is ▁taken ▁away ▁from ▁" remote ▁interest ▁groups ". ▁The ▁declaration ▁was ▁also ▁signed ▁by ▁ 5 6 ▁academ ics , ▁writers , ▁trade ▁union ists ▁and ▁polit icians ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁Party . ▁ ▁Library ▁clos ures ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁P ull man ▁back ed ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁stop ▁ 6 0 0 ▁library ▁clos ures ▁in ▁England , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" war ▁against ▁stupid ity ". ▁Of ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Br ent ' s ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁closing ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁libraries ▁to ▁ful fil ▁its ▁" ex c iting ▁plans " ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁library ▁service ▁P ull man ▁said : ▁" All ▁the ▁time , ▁you ▁see , ▁the ▁council ▁had ▁been ▁long ing ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁library ▁service , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁was ▁– ▁the ▁libraries ." ▁Spe aking ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁organ ised ▁by ▁The ▁Library ▁Camp aign ▁and ▁Vo ices ▁for ▁the ▁Library , ▁he ▁added : ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁wheel ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁piece ▁of ▁technology ▁human ▁be ings ▁have ▁ever ▁invent ed . ▁A ▁book ▁symbol ises ▁the ▁whole ▁intellectual ▁history ▁of ▁man kind ; ▁it ' s ▁the ▁greatest ▁weapon ▁ever ▁de vised ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁stupid ity . ▁Bew are ▁of ▁anyone ▁who ▁tries ▁to