On 16th February 2026, today the Labour government abandoned its plan to cancel 30 local council elections. 30 affecting 4.6 million voters. Green & Pleasant online, ‘Labour’s Election Cancellation’, Youtube 2026
Your council tax band, the thing that decides how much you pay every single month, was decided in 1991 by an estate agent who drove past your house without stopping. Green & Pleasant online, ‘Your Council Tax is Lining These People’s Pockets’, Youtube 2026
Since those drive-by guesses, eight councils have gone effectively bankrupt. Combined debt: over £6 billion. Number of people who went to prison for it: 0. Number of people who went to prison because they couldn’t pay their council tax: about 100. ibid.