An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - ThreadSky

eliothiggins.bsky.social • 2 days ago

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/village-dorset-eviction-private-money-power-rural-england?CMP=share_btn_url

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bestieuk.bsky.social•2 days ago

Refuse to leave.

samcoleridge.bsky.social•2 days ago

The "unknown" new owners would seem to be Charles and Sophie Buckley, thoroughbred horse people who own Culworth Grounds Farm near Banbury, which is where Belport is registered and of which they are directors, having financed it by London property development.

https://theownerbreeder.com/stories/onwards-and-upwards/

guyshrubsole.bsky.social•2 days ago

They are simply some of the directors of Belport. Not necessarily the investor(s) whose money they are managing.

samcoleridge.bsky.social•2 days ago

This true, but I have the feeling that Occam's Razor might apply here and it's simply the Buckleys expanding.

samcoleridge.bsky.social•2 days ago

Although I notice that BELPORT ACTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY LLP lists Whiteberry Partners Llp as a "Corporate Entity Person With Significant Control".
Whiteberry is a "long-term joint venture with Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in larger scale European platform investments" with REVCAP.

samcoleridge.bsky.social•2 days ago

I just realised who you are Guy, I look forward to reading your book
https://dorseteye.com/private-land-ownership-is-killing-the-uk-countryside/

thurberteam.bsky.social•2 days ago

Monbiot's outrage would be more credible if I didn't think he'd be just fine with private equity buying up land to rewild. 1

mmmcken2.bsky.social•2 days ago

There’s a reason so many British murder serials revolve around corrupt privatized land development…

huggamuggas.bsky.social•2 days ago

Great example of divide and conquer through misinformation. Divide it up, gobble it up and regurgitate a toxic quagmire. In turn, we collectively shake our heads then say, they should have known. Finger pointing is big business. Fighting disinformation is a foothold out of what we have become. TY EH

heneghano.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting read.

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