The Worst Council In the UK

Birmingham City Council bankrupted itself, created a rat problem, then charged you to deal with the rats. A billion pounds in equal pay settlements. An IT system that went from £19 million to £216 million. Council tax up over £600 a year. Libraries shut. Community centres sold. Recycling suspended for over a year. Military planners called in for the bins. And a pest control charge that didn't exist before the council stopped collecting the rubbish. There's a deal at ACAS to end the bin strike. The council won't sign it. Every seat on Birmingham City Council is up for election on May 7th, 2026. This is what you're voting on. 📺 Watch ad-free on MeeTV — 14-day free trial, https://rebrand.ly/MeeTV Sources: Birmingham City Council Section 114 Notice (September 2023) Sheffield University research into Birmingham's budget deficit and Oracle failure National Audit Office local authority reporting Unite the Union statement on ACAS resolution (March 2026) Birmingham City Council budget papers 2024–2026 BBC News, The Guardian, Birmingham Mail coverage of bin strikes and asset sales #birmingham #birminghamcitycouncil #counciltax #binstrike #localgovernment #ukpolitics #thefineprint #peakyblinders