<![CDATA[Kent County Council has raised £84 million by selling property over the past five years, it has been revealed.]]>Kent County Council has raised £84 million by selling property over the past five years, it has been revealed.

The authority made £27 million alone in 2025-26, UK’s first year in charge, and is on course to achieve another £17 million in the next 12 months

But once it's gone it's gone for good

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116544182043765001https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116544182043765001Sat, 09 May 2026 10:38:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kent County Council has raised £84 million by selling property over the past five years, it has been revealed. on Sat, 09 May 2026 10:29:29 GMT]]>@Geri
"The problem with Thatcherism is that you eventually run out of public assets"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HighlandLawyer/statuses/116544147920550746https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HighlandLawyer/statuses/116544147920550746Sat, 09 May 2026 10:29:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kent County Council has raised £84 million by selling property over the past five years, it has been revealed. on Sat, 09 May 2026 10:29:25 GMT]]>@Geri@veganism.social ..raises the question what that money has been used for? And who got it?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hai.z0ne.social/notes/am1rnitvkz550hf8https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hai.z0ne.social/notes/am1rnitvkz550hf8Sat, 09 May 2026 10:29:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kent County Council has raised £84 million by selling property over the past five years, it has been revealed. on Sat, 09 May 2026 10:28:21 GMT]]>@Geri

I would rephrase that: KCC converted £84 million worth of public assets to cash which it is now disbursing to it's mates in return for outsourced services.

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