The UK's second-biggest city is so broke they can no longer keep the lights on
www.abc.net.au
Birmingham was once a powerhouse industrial metropolis, but now the UK's second city is a shell of its former self as rubbish lines the streets, the lights stay off and children grow up below the poverty line.
  • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    5 months ago

    They could always tax the rich, but sure, let’s pretend that the only possible option is the one that helps Russia.

    There’s a reason why that government is polling so low that it may not even be the opposition in two weeks.