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Birmingham goes bankrupt in Broken Brexit Britain

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From: the.happy.hippy.nntp@ntlworld.invalid (The Happy Hippy)
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Subject: Birmingham goes bankrupt in Broken Brexit Britain
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2023 14:28:04 +0100
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by: The Happy Hippy - Tue, 5 Sep 2023 13:28 UTC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-birmingham-66717957

Birmingham City Council, which is the largest local authority in Europe, has declared itself effectively bankrupt

A Section 114 notice has been issued preventing all but essential spending to protect core services

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It is a Labour run council so we can't blame tories for everything, but tories have been the ones who imposed austerity and have repeatedly slashed council funding over recent years.

That Sunak has previously said 'fuck 'em, they aren't getting a bailout' means it's not clear what happens next.

Beyond Birmingham there are many other councils facing bankruptcy and collapse.

Welcome to Brexit Britain. The push to get us third-world status continues as planned.

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Birmingham goes bankrupt in Broken Brexit Britain	The Happy Hippy