The unilateral decision by Croydon Council to ‘terminate’ the Upper Norwood Library Joint Agreement was, according to Croydon, the direct consequence of ‘…fundamental breach of the agreement by Lambeth Council’. Such breach, according to Croydon, was the refusal by Lambeth Council ‘to attend the last Annual General Meeting and failing to co-operate at the 2010 meeting.’ Lambeth Council contend that it was in fact Croydon Council that breached requirements of the UNJL Agreement that each council should appoint two local ward councillors to the Library Committee, and that any disputes or disagreements should be referred for arbitration. Croydon Council’s response was to despatch, without prior notification to Lambeth Council or the Library staff, nine…