Speaking of the conditions for civil unrest in the post-Brexit Britain Cameron enabled…
To claw back $600 million over the next two years, the council has approved a range of unprecedented budget cuts that will see streetlights dimmed and rubbish collected only once a fortnight.
The cuts will also see 25 of the city’s libraries close, money for children’s services slashed and a 100 per cent funding cut to the arts and culture sector by 2026.
The council is Labour and has its own problems, but they’re operating under constraints imposed by more than a decade of the Tories controlling the central government, imposing austerity, and determining the bulk of taxation.
