Zack Polanski and his partner called their narrowboat their “amazing home” for three years. He registered to vote there.
If it was his main residence, council tax was due. None was paid.
His team says he stayed there only “occasionally” - if true, there's a very big problem.
If it was his main residence, council tax was due. None was paid.
His team says he stayed there only “occasionally” - if true, there's a very big problem.
May 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise
Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise
Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority
Reform-led Worcestershire county council is likely to issue England’s largest council tax rise this April after it was given special permission by the government to increase it by up to 9%.
Worcestershire is one of a handful of authorities whose requests to be allowed to increase local rates above the standard 5% cap from April have been accepted by ministers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
When the council elections come round in
May ask yourself,
who was it that last time told you
they would cut taxes
and then promptly raised taxes and cut services?
That would be Reform UK then.
May ask yourself,
who was it that last time told you
they would cut taxes
and then promptly raised taxes and cut services?
That would be Reform UK then.
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Two #tractors to do a what used to be a one person sit on #lawnmower job and have time to stop and have a nice long chat to each other and people wonder where their #counciltax goes
#ramsgate #kent #photography #photo #blackandwhite #mono #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #dailyphoto
#ramsgate #kent #photography #photo #blackandwhite #mono #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #dailyphoto
March 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Two #tractors to do a what used to be a one person sit on #lawnmower job and have time to stop and have a nice long chat to each other and people wonder where their #counciltax goes
#ramsgate #kent #photography #photo #blackandwhite #mono #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #dailyphoto
#ramsgate #kent #photography #photo #blackandwhite #mono #monochrome #photographersofbluesky #dailyphoto
Official figures show Croydon's £90.8m in unpaid Council Tax insidecroydon.com/2025/07/08/o... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax
July 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Official figures show Croydon's £90.8m in unpaid Council Tax insidecroydon.com/2025/07/08/o... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax
33% Council Tax increase: Mayor Perry's legacy for Croydon insidecroydon.com/2026/02/11/3... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax #LocalElections2026
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
33% Council Tax increase: Mayor Perry's legacy for Croydon insidecroydon.com/2026/02/11/3... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax #LocalElections2026
It's an easy problem to solve: just revalue councl tax bands. This is looooong overdue.
But the reason it's overdue is that it's politically tricky. If revaluation raises £0 new tax, it will still mean (crudely) half of households will pay less tax, and half will pay more.
But the reason it's overdue is that it's politically tricky. If revaluation raises £0 new tax, it will still mean (crudely) half of households will pay less tax, and half will pay more.
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Tories are crying foul over rising council tax, conveniently forgetting they built the system that made 5% annual hikes inevitable.
My take on the Tory amnesia: 👇
#CouncilTax #UKPolitics #LabourParty #CostOfLiving
open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...
My take on the Tory amnesia: 👇
#CouncilTax #UKPolitics #LabourParty #CostOfLiving
open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...
The Tory Council Tax Amnesia
How the Conservatives are blaming Labour for a bill crisis fourteen years in the making.
open.substack.com
August 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Tories are crying foul over rising council tax, conveniently forgetting they built the system that made 5% annual hikes inevitable.
My take on the Tory amnesia: 👇
#CouncilTax #UKPolitics #LabourParty #CostOfLiving
open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...
My take on the Tory amnesia: 👇
#CouncilTax #UKPolitics #LabourParty #CostOfLiving
open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...
Council tax in Wales could go up by 20% under Labour!
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @plaidclwyd.bsky.social
#plaidcymru #wales #cymru #counciltax
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @plaidclwyd.bsky.social
#plaidcymru #wales #cymru #counciltax
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Council tax in Wales could go up by 20% under Labour!
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @plaidclwyd.bsky.social
#plaidcymru #wales #cymru #counciltax
@plaidcymru.bsky.social @plaidclwyd.bsky.social
#plaidcymru #wales #cymru #counciltax
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150% #news #worldnews #uk #uknews #labour #londonlabour #counciltax #taxes
October 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150% #news #worldnews #uk #uknews #labour #londonlabour #counciltax #taxes
A question on #CouncilTax #Surcharges tabled by Lord Jamieson on 16-09-2026 has been answered by Lord Pitt-Watson. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-16/HL3625
October 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A question on #CouncilTax #Surcharges tabled by Lord Jamieson on 16-09-2026 has been answered by Lord Pitt-Watson. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-16/HL3625
You are paying Badenoch’s taxes is that not Badenough?
#bbclaurak #trevorphillips #tory #kemi #counciltax #tax
#bbclaurak #trevorphillips #tory #kemi #counciltax #tax
Left: Kemi Badenoch claims council tax on expenses
Right: That time Kemi Badenoch said she believes in personal responsibility, that government should nurture a fair society, and governments that try to do everything will run out of other people's money
Right: That time Kemi Badenoch said she believes in personal responsibility, that government should nurture a fair society, and governments that try to do everything will run out of other people's money
March 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
You are paying Badenoch’s taxes is that not Badenough?
#bbclaurak #trevorphillips #tory #kemi #counciltax #tax
#bbclaurak #trevorphillips #tory #kemi #counciltax #tax
#ReformUK Ltd. claim to be in search of waste of money in #Councils
They are wasting #CouncilTax Payers’ money more than any other Party!
(& they’re not even a proper political party!)
#Reform #hypocrites
#LocalElections
They are wasting #CouncilTax Payers’ money more than any other Party!
(& they’re not even a proper political party!)
#Reform #hypocrites
#LocalElections
Remember a Reform Councillor isn’t for life..👇🏼👇🏼
It’s just for a few weeks before they quit because being a Councillor needs commitment not just standing on the sidelines spouting populist, xenophobic BS❗️🤷🏼♂️
22 already have quit and more to follow…
It’s just for a few weeks before they quit because being a Councillor needs commitment not just standing on the sidelines spouting populist, xenophobic BS❗️🤷🏼♂️
22 already have quit and more to follow…
May 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#ReformUK Ltd. claim to be in search of waste of money in #Councils
They are wasting #CouncilTax Payers’ money more than any other Party!
(& they’re not even a proper political party!)
#Reform #hypocrites
#LocalElections
They are wasting #CouncilTax Payers’ money more than any other Party!
(& they’re not even a proper political party!)
#Reform #hypocrites
#LocalElections
#PMQs
Appalling response from #KeirStarmer on the obscenely regressive #CouncilTax question... #LVT #LandValueTax debate long overdue.
Appalling response from #KeirStarmer on the obscenely regressive #CouncilTax question... #LVT #LandValueTax debate long overdue.
May 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#PMQs
Appalling response from #KeirStarmer on the obscenely regressive #CouncilTax question... #LVT #LandValueTax debate long overdue.
Appalling response from #KeirStarmer on the obscenely regressive #CouncilTax question... #LVT #LandValueTax debate long overdue.
27% increase in 2 years #CroydonCouncilFail #CouncilTax
Official figures show Croydon's £90.8m in unpaid Council Tax insidecroydon.com/2025/07/08/o... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax
July 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
27% increase in 2 years #CroydonCouncilFail #CouncilTax
Why are poor people in the north paying 18% more #counciltax than those in #London etc? Shocking.
March 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Why are poor people in the north paying 18% more #counciltax than those in #London etc? Shocking.
Why is #NigelFarage always given a free pass on stories like these? He’ll be unavailable today until this story passes and the next time he pops up, he can guarantee the media won’t ask him about his lower #CouncilTax promises. #r4today
Nice little video of Farage lying about Reform's repeated promises to cut council tax.
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bsky.app/profile/best...
Lies, lies, and damn lies.
February 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Why is #NigelFarage always given a free pass on stories like these? He’ll be unavailable today until this story passes and the next time he pops up, he can guarantee the media won’t ask him about his lower #CouncilTax promises. #r4today
Is this too embarrassing to Reform UK for it to be in the #r4today news headlines? #CouncilTax
Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise
Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Is this too embarrassing to Reform UK for it to be in the #r4today news headlines? #CouncilTax
WE JUST SHUT DOWN A DEBT COLLECTORS CONFERENCE
Today ACORN Lambeth took part in ACORN’s national day of action at the Civil Court Users Association Conference.
#Bailiffs #CouncilTax #Lambeth
Today ACORN Lambeth took part in ACORN’s national day of action at the Civil Court Users Association Conference.
#Bailiffs #CouncilTax #Lambeth
October 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
WE JUST SHUT DOWN A DEBT COLLECTORS CONFERENCE
Today ACORN Lambeth took part in ACORN’s national day of action at the Civil Court Users Association Conference.
#Bailiffs #CouncilTax #Lambeth
Today ACORN Lambeth took part in ACORN’s national day of action at the Civil Court Users Association Conference.
#Bailiffs #CouncilTax #Lambeth
Replace #councilTax, #stampDuty and #businessRates with a #landValueTax and small #localServiceTax. #Reeves should announce the review now to be implemented after the next election
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Replace #councilTax, #stampDuty and #businessRates with a #landValueTax and small #localServiceTax. #Reeves should announce the review now to be implemented after the next election
"Not a penny more on Council Tax", he said.
Mine is up nearly 10% since then, and one council is warning residents of a 94% rise next year, caused by the government's own funding cuts.
#GrahamDavid #Satire #Comment #CouncilTax #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics
Mine is up nearly 10% since then, and one council is warning residents of a 94% rise next year, caused by the government's own funding cuts.
#GrahamDavid #Satire #Comment #CouncilTax #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics
October 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"Not a penny more on Council Tax", he said.
Mine is up nearly 10% since then, and one council is warning residents of a 94% rise next year, caused by the government's own funding cuts.
#GrahamDavid #Satire #Comment #CouncilTax #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics
Mine is up nearly 10% since then, and one council is warning residents of a 94% rise next year, caused by the government's own funding cuts.
#GrahamDavid #Satire #Comment #CouncilTax #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics
Croydon's GIGO 'economy' stops people paying Council Tax insidecroydon.com/2026/05/22/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Croydon’s GIGO ‘economy’ stops people paying Council Tax
Our cash-strapped council has squandered millions on its failed Croydon Digital department, and then wasted millions more on outside consultants who pressed on with the ‘Digital First’ …
insidecroydon.com
May 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Croydon's GIGO 'economy' stops people paying Council Tax insidecroydon.com/2026/05/22/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CouncilTax @privateeyenews.bsky.social
#RachelReeves
#CouncilTax
#UnaffordableNation
No new taxes for working people she said:
'Asked whether the Treasury was "baking in" a 5% increase, Chief Secretary Darren Jones told a committee on Wednesday examining the recent Spending Review: "We are doing that, yes"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#CouncilTax
#UnaffordableNation
No new taxes for working people she said:
'Asked whether the Treasury was "baking in" a 5% increase, Chief Secretary Darren Jones told a committee on Wednesday examining the recent Spending Review: "We are doing that, yes"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council tax: Households owe billions ahead of bill rise - BBC News
Figures show households are more than £8bn in arrears, as campaigners call for a change of approach.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#CouncilTax: Hammersmith and Fulham, along with Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, City of London, and Windsor and Maidenhead councils, have been given powers to raise bills above the 5% cap next year to balance its budget in the wake of cuts.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 8:57 AM
#CouncilTax: Hammersmith and Fulham, along with Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, City of London, and Windsor and Maidenhead councils, have been given powers to raise bills above the 5% cap next year to balance its budget in the wake of cuts.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...