The big NatWest sell off is on the way. 'Are you in?' the slogan. Will be sad to see Bob Mortimer fronting the con of the government selling you something you already paid £45.5bn in a bailout during the financial crisis in 2008
2/2 Lots of stats in the #Westminster Council parking paper:
> Parking, PCNs, permits all tot up to £95million income in 2023/4 #Kerching
> typically, avg 28k vehicles parked each day
> over 300k PCNs generate near £20m/year.
3mb PDF: https://committees.westminster.gov.uk/documents/s53150/Parking%20PS%20June%20Final%202023.pdf
I've argued cheekily for a long time that central London councils like #Westminster and #RBKC are car park operators and property developers, with subsidiary interests in collecting rubbish, teaching kids to read and burying the dead.
George Osborne to lead £2.4bn investment management firm
Obviously the fact that he was a rubbish Chancellor is irrelevant. That cash register keeps singing.
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