yeah, thurrock and 5.d croydon special croydon have got a special dispensation to put it up by even of the even more because of the incompetence of their own leaders, essentially a section 114 given to thurrock 114 notice was given to thurrock council, which meant that they're essentially bankrupt to, you for want of a better you know, for want of a better phrase. and they have written to financial auditors several years ago about that so—called appetite for risk. and they kept playing speculator with playing property speculator with taxpayers and now they taxpayers money. and now they and the greens gamble the place with solar down in thurrock . and with solar down in thurrock. and is there anything people can do about. is there anything people can do about . this increase was a about. this increase was a simple things, i suppose that they can put pressure on local councillors. another thing that people can is log on to their people can do is log on to their websites, through the websites, go through the

, you know, thurrock.but suddenly everybody is area. but suddenly everybody is being asked for another 15. this won't be the only council that goes this way. yeah, the government copied it a lot and rightly so. the opposition copied it a lot. so you have top tier. a lot of people go well , tier. a lot of people go well, they're not fit for purpose. that's only what it sounds like a pretty cushy gig doesn't it. slow yourself in a bang local council somewhere in where you are managed to preside over seven 760 million quid in debt and then plan to impose a rise 9.99. the fonz is that the areas like this some would say to hell in a hung car and i bet if you ask the vast majority of the people in line with their local councillors, they wouldn't be able to tell you what they right . there is an element of that , . there is an element of that, but there is an element to that. but i must say the politicians, i buggered up in this case in thurrock, i think it's tory, croydon, it's no control and slough. i think it'

, you know, thurrock.but suddenly everybody is area. but suddenly everybody is being asked for another 15. this won't be the only council that goes this way. yeah, the government copied it a lot and rightly so. the opposition copied it a lot. so you have top tier. a lot of people go well , tier. a lot of people go well, they're not fit for purpose. that's only what it sounds like a pretty cushy gig doesn't it. slow yourself in a bang local council somewhere in where you are managed to preside over seven 760 million quid in debt and then plan to impose a rise 9.99. the fonz is that the areas like this some would say to hell in a hung car and i bet if you ask the vast majority of the people in line with their local councillors, they wouldn't be able to tell you what they right . there is an element of that , . there is an element of that, but there is an element to that. but i must say the politicians, i buggered up in this case in thurrock, i think it's tory, croydon, it's no control and slough. i think it'

yeah, thurrock and 5.d croydon special croydon have got a special dispensation to put it up by even of the even more because of the incompetence of their own leaders, essentially a section 114 given to thurrock 114 notice was given to thurrock council, which meant that they're essentially bankrupt to, you for want of a better you know, for want of a better phrase. and they have written to financial auditors several years ago about that so—called appetite for risk. and they kept playing speculator with playing property speculator with taxpayers and now they taxpayers money. and now they and the greens gamble the place with solar down in thurrock . and with solar down in thurrock. and is there anything people can do about. is there anything people can do about . this increase was a about. this increase was a simple things, i suppose that they can put pressure on local councillors. another thing that people can is log on to their people can do is log on to their websites, through the websites, go through the

and somewhere between 5—15% in slough and thurrock.out that. the overwhelming majority of councils didn't and don't get into this kind of trouble but these three have and at some level the local taxpayers are going to have to to make good that loss. but looking across the board, 5% is high, particularly for households who are facing the problems of inflation, people say it is below the rate of inflation, it is below the rate of inflation, it is definitely a bad increase for people who are facing other increases in their cost, in the cost of living, but it is still below the rate of inflation as we speak. selection same some people say i'm not going to pay it, what's going to the happen to the state of their council, their local services, what is the impact of this council tax not being applied?— is the impact of this council tax not being applied? where councils ut u- the not being applied? where councils put up the council _ not being applied? where councils put up the council tax, _ not being applied? where councils put up the counci

woking council. £1.7 billion in debt according to reports and it joins places like croydon thurrock and debt riddled right and i just don't feel that there's enough accountability for this. so unquestionably. i get that. accountability for this. so unquestionably . i get that. yes. unquestionably. i get that. yes. okay. local council budgets have been cut. people don't like talk about the fact that the population is, course population is, of course increasing at a rate as increasing at a rapid rate as well, which isn't because it's more to pay for it is more people to pay for it is also should anyway more also should be anyway more a source to raise money does beg the who the question exactly who is paying the question exactly who is paying but there paying council tax. but there we go. but if any member of, let's say woking, croydon, thurrock or slough council run a business the way that they run their local council's finances they would be sacked when they . yeah, would be sacked when they. yeah, i mean i think it's a good point. we should demand our politicians use our money and use

critical step to securing our border jacqui doyle praised our borderjacqui doyle praised the for thurrock waving and claimed that cutting ties with the strasbourg court will quote do zilch . but court will quote do zilch. but in my view it's time to stop talking about leaving the eu and just do it the time for all of this procrastinating is over. rishi needs to prove that he's serious . stopping the boats . serious. stopping the boats. this hardline approach. i mean , this hardline approach. i mean, the problem is that it's essential . the problem is that it's essential. but to me, i worry that it's just more talk it's a complete empty threat . the idea, complete empty threat. the idea, rishi, is going to dare to upset as mentioned before the international stage is just it's for the birds he doesn't even have the spine to stand up to the eu when it comes to annexation of british land in northern ireland. what were united kingdom? it's under threat and rishi wants to delay the northern ireland protocol bill in case it upsets the eu. this is a guy that has no spine for anything that causes

critical step to securing our border jacqui doyle praised our borderjacqui doyle praised the for thurrockg and claimed that cutting ties with the strasbourg court will quote do zilch . but court will quote do zilch. but in my view it's time to stop talking about leaving the eu and just do it the time for all of this procrastinating is over. rishi needs to prove that he's serious . stopping the boats . serious. stopping the boats. this hardline approach. i mean , this hardline approach. i mean, the problem is that it's essential . the problem is that it's essential. but to me, i worry that it's just more talk it's a complete empty threat . the idea, complete empty threat. the idea, rishi, is going to dare to upset as mentioned before the international stage is just it's for the birds he doesn't even have the spine to stand up to the eu when it comes to annexation of british land in northern ireland. what were united kingdom? it's under threat and rishi wants to delay the northern ireland protocol bill in case it upsets the eu. this is a guy that has no spine for anything that causes contro

three council that where if you council areas that where if you are resident in croydon, slough or thurrockrise of 10% in slough in zufich face a rise of 10% in slough in zurich and 15% in croydon. and that's because those councils have been so badly run. they've basically compost and taxpayers are now going to have to kind of foot the bill for that to ineptitude is that if you're listening and watching at home, let me what you think let me know what you think about this. won't you? gbviews@gbnews.uk is the email address know address because i'd love to know whether like whether you feel like you're getting for money from getting value for money from your taxpayers money in these local and do we local areas. and do we know whether a distinction whether there's a distinction between whether they opt predominantly area or predominantly labour area or conservative council ? i think conservative council? i think it's widely spread because it's essentially it's three quarters of council. so in way it really doesn't matter . it's more to do doesn't matter. it's more to do with are you london or no

years they have mismanaged their finance, and we see that with councils such as slough, crowden and thurrockhich are not just freezing council tax, notably which are not just freezing counciltax, but notably which are not just freezing council tax, but cutting council tax, so there is an alternative path for them to take but unfortunately not many are choosing to take it. councils say this comes after the back of strange budgets, historical underfunding and part of the problem is they get year on year settlements rather than multiyear settlements by would allow them to plan, this isn't all councils and different councils face different pressure, for example those who have to bear the brunt of the social care responsibilities. well, yes, and in cases where councils have to bear social care responsibility there's is a separate part of the council tax increase thatis part of the council tax increase that is for social care and i think, viewers will certainly think that is justifiable given the enormous pressure on social care, if without broader social care reform as long as it is on councils t

so you think of croydon, thurrock and slough, which are going raise going to be allowed raise council5% on the council. that's a council wide going to complain that central giving central government not giving them for their them enough money for their opfions them enough money for their options make options for councils to make efficiencies, to make savings, whether selling office space thatis whether selling office space that is empty because of council at work is working from home, but ultimately the reason why councils in position is councils are in this position is because for years and years and years and years they've wasted money and there alternatives of, i there are alternatives of, as i said, bedfordshire said, central bedfordshire freezing harlow freezing council at harlow council. come last year council. they come last year freezing it this year. there are alternative that it's alternative policies that it's a shame more councils aren't taking them. yeah. lot of taking them. yeah. a lot of people i guess be asking the question what do we get for our council tax in terms of