Several media sites have recently quoted famous philosopher Noam Chomsky on privatisation (and devolution):

“That’s the standard technique of privatization; defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.”

So is that what happened with Knowle?

And will we see the new EDDC HQ in Honiton one day sold off to Clinton Devon Estates or Eagle One – or even Moirai Capital investments when district councils cease to exist!