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Schools tell BBC about 'astronomical' repair bills as 25-year PFI contract heads into meltdown

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨MonsterMonster@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdllq5z6jeo

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  • MonsterMonster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I remember these private finance initiatives being launched in the 90s and thinking that someone will be making a lot of money from the tax payers.

    PFI’s are sanctioned scams.

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  • cman6@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What I don’t understand, so please forgive my naivety, is that surely Equans is in breach of contract, so the schools and/or council could sue? I’m wondering why that hasn’t happened…

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