The Guardian
UK · 41 mins ago
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Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building
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The British Council has announced the sale of its historic Madrid headquarters, a 70-year-old building, to address Covid-era debt, prompting staff backlash and accusations of cost-cutting that undermines the organisation's cultural mission.
Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building
Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’
The historic Palacete building at 31 Paseo del General Martínez Campos in Madrid’s upmarket Chamberí district has been home to the British Council in Spain for about 70 years.
About 5,000 students each year pass through its 35 classrooms, learning English, attending exams, and forging cultural ties with the UK. Over the years that is hundreds of thousands of Madri
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