
2 December 2025
Councils are selling off resources to make ends meet
Daily Sensemaker
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Daily Sensemaker
A recent survey by the Key Cities group found that 60% of their member councils - which include places like Bath, Hull and Medway in Kent - were planning on selling off things like shopping arcades and social clubs to pay for the rising costs of social care.
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Host: Ada Barume
Writer: Becky Pinnington and Poppy Bullard
Producer: Madeleine Parr
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive producer: Matt Russel