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The Council Bankruptcy Problem Explained
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Councils across the UK are struggling with funding issues, as regions tighten budgets and attempt to cut services. So in this video we unpack why councils are struggling so much, and what’s really going on with Britain’s council crisis.
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The long-discussed Chagos Islands deal between the UK and Mauritius seems to finally be dead in the water, as Trump pulled his support for the agreement, leaving the government in limbo. So in this video, we’ll recap the deal and what this all means.
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New York Times Britain Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/world/europe/britain-chagos-islands-uk.html
Parliament UK Chagos Islands Bill
https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/64104/documents/7552
Spectator How Trump Could Block the Chagos Deal
https://spectator.com/article/how-trump-could-block-the-chagos-deal/?edition=us
FCDO UK UK-US Exchange of Letters
https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1967-TS0015.pdf
BBC News UK Shelves Chagos Deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04x1lg1lygo
The Guardian What are the Chagos Islands
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chagos-islands-uk-mauritius-explainer
Sky News Chagos Islands Deal Pulled by Government
https://news.sky.com/story/chagos-islands-deal-pulled-by-government-after-trump-brands-it-act-of-great-stupidity-13530280
Telegraph Chagos Security Fears as China Cosies Up to Mauritius
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/05/16/chagos-security-fears-as-china-cosies-up-to-mauritius/
Telegraph Starmer Forced to Drop Chagos Bill After Trump Opposition
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/04/10/trump-opposition-forces-starmer-to-drop-chagos-bill/
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With the new Renters Rights Act coming into effect in just under a months time, in this video, we’re taking a look at what’s changing, how this affects tenants and landlords and whether this will actually improve the renting situation in the UK.
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Gov UK Know Your Rights Before the Renters’ Rights Act Kicks in
One month to go: know your rights before the Renters’ Rights Act kicks in
Shelter Renters Rights Act: Changes for Private Tenants
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/renters_rights_act_changes_for_private_renters
Legislation UK Renters Rights Act
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/data.pdf
House of Commons Library Renters Reform in England: What’s Happening
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/renters-reform-in-england-whats-happening-and-when/
Society of Conservative Lawyers Renters Rights Act: Good Intentions, Poor Delivery
https://www.conservativelawyers.com/post/renters-rights-act-good-intentions-poor-delivery
FT Renters Rights Act Brings Big Changes to UK Property Market
https://www.ft.com/content/a06b749f-b914-49fe-9dcb-6b70aa3e3cc6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Gov UK Guide to Renters Rights Act
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act#private-rented-sector-landlord-ombudsman
Gov UK Guidance on Tenants Who Want a Pet to Live With Them
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renting-out-your-property-guidance-for-landlords-and-letting-agents/if-a-tenant-wants-a-pet-to-live-with-them
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Amidst the Iran war and threats to NATO and Greenland, Keir Starmer appears to be moving towards the EU. In this video, we’re taking a look at the UK-EU relationship, how it’s already been strengthened and how much deeper the relationship could get.
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It now looking likely that the Prime Minister will still be in post for at least the next few months but what changed? How did Starmer claw back some time?
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Unheard Labour MPs should get rid of Starmer
https://unherd.com/2026/03/labour-mps-should-get-rid-of-starmer-before-its-too-late/
The Times Can Starmer Rely on a Good War?
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/starmer-leadership-challenge-labour-jqpknpspf
The Independent Starmer’s popularity boosted by Iran war
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-trump-uk-iran-us-war-poll-b2947803.html
YouGov What Do the Public Think of Starmer’s Handling of the Iran War?
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54428-what-do-the-public-say-about-keir-starmers-handling-of-britains-response-the-us-iran-conflict
The Guardian MPs Wary of Moving Against Starmer While War is Raging
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/30/mps-wary-of-move-against-starmer-while-war-is-raging
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@dannylake6548
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
the councils are going bankrupt as they are that many idiots running them they dont know what they are doing MORE GOVERNMENT PAID CLOWNS HAVE DESTROYED INDUSTRY AND FARMING THE COUNTRY IS ON ITS ARSE
@napoleonibonaparte7198
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
TLDR: Lord Cameron.
@kayulai2
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
It is pretty clear government/management grade people are expert of nothing, that why they make so many obvious mistakes. e.g. IT systems. Nowadays, IT systems are developed by splitting into many small usable sub systems, so that you can pay very little to know if the system could be success or not in extremely short time. The Online Safety Bill and Crypto Tax are also showing how government pretending to be an expert of something they completely don't know.
@dkbros1592
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Systems of corruption lol 😂
@garethjohnstone9282
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
A Councillor working at Rossendale council, told me recently that they don't even have the money to pay the people who empty the bins. A basic service.
Quite worrying.
@russmartin4888
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
We need to take back our bank of England from the rothschild family and print our own debt free promissory notes and use the money we paid them on public needs rather than there's
@jim-es8qk
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Islington Council lost 8 million pound in one month due to lost income during lockdowns(business rates, council taxes, parking charges ect all disappeared) 8 million a month over the two years of lockdown is nearly 200 million pounds of lost income.
@geminienigma4421
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
In my council in Huddersfield. They money was rob by the labour run council. Torys would do alot worst 😅😅😅
@perfectjaffa
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
So the Tories made all the councils go bankrupt? Then the councils have to sell there property's to private companies. Hmmm fishy
@riveness
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Tory cuts
@fredfred2363
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
So long as councils employ staff that are the cheapest and least educated, they'll always struggle.
Council workers general attitude is "it's not my money so I don't care how much it costs the council".
Perhaps it's a way of levelling up. The wealthy fund the stupid poor who'll never have the ability to improve their own lives.
@topcat807
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
People should not be made to suffer due to reckless incompetent councils. Any council that declares bankruptcy should automatically be removed and local elections held without those councillors being part of it. Then whoever get voted for should be given the money they need. I dont get how the government can allow people in this country to suffer, to have services cut, to having spending stopped etc, virtually allowing entire uk cities to go down the toilet yet are then happy to send billions of pounds abroad.
@user-vt9pn1nt2p
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
BAN THE COUNCIL FROM OWNING ANYTHING. They should stick to providing services. Anything that they own is stolen private property.
@noahway13
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
This sounds exactly what China is going through.
@Username18981
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Counclis have been trashy neighborhood dictators. They can go
@peteradshead2383
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
£46.5 billion to £28 billion , but we are spending £30 billion on 5 star hotels for immigrants , I wonder if we didn't need to do that where that £30 billion would go ?.
@hayzee4429
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
And not one in Scotland. Seems your English Tory Labour and Lib Dems are making an absolute erse of things down there.
@David-fj5lz
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
The cost of dingy-divers no doubt
@nunyabuziness9622
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
It's very simple, you can have free services or open borders, not both, when a huge surge of people enter wanting services the money has to come from somewhere. And when you have a pot of money that more people are taking out than putting in, it runs out.
@paayoub
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Start reclaiming your high stress with better business policies, easy parking and minimal obstructions with traffic rules etc etc
@segevstormlord3713
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Sounds like the central government is mandating council spending while denying them the funds to meet that requirement. Perhaps the solution is to make the central government cover services it mandates, or to cease mandating the services it won't cover. I am all for frugality in government spending; I would, were anyone to ask me, recommend cutting those mandatory services and encouraging those who support them to find charities that perform them and send the money they are no longer taxed to cover them to those charities. Or even more, if they believe taxes should be higher to cover them.
@fonfreeze6380
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
some councils playing dirty games. Without warning stopped sending parking renewal letters, tons of people got tickets, in some councils free parking almost do not exist. Schools are closing cos of lack of funding. milking at every single step. Im not sure what to do, in last few years my savings just disappearing, every single bill has increased a LOT. VET bills are just UNREAL, car repairs are unreal priced also. One of the councils lost 500 million or smth to scam, how they get that money back? Rise council tax, noone seems like wil be responsible for it. Dont look positive
@nickrails
December 18, 2023 at 3:10 am
Worked in child protection in one of the UKs largest local authorities for over 10 years. When austerity really kicked in and central funding was massively cut there was a brutal cull of staff, as outside of statutory services staffing is one of the biggest costs of any council. Lots of social workers and support staff were let go. Our Childrens Social Care subsequently failed an Ofsted inspection, and like a huge number of other councils the government was forced to give us a grant to employ agency social workers from a private company to deal with backlogs and ensure we could meet our statutory obligations.
These agency SWs cost the council approx 30% more than those directly employed by the authority, money that was coming out of taxpayers pockets and going to a private for profit company. Very very stupid. The cuts have been counterproductive in both greatly damaging the safeguarding services for the most vulnerable, and the whole money saving principle of the cuts in the first place.
Staff retention remains a problem years later as SW caseloads are over twice the recommended level.