A useful video explanation for sharing.
Friday, 23 January 2026
Thursday, 22 January 2026
This Is Why 9 Councils Are Bankrupt - Fine Print documentary
This Is Why 9 Councils Are Bankrupt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FUD-ecHFE
The nine councils that have declared bankruptcy include:
Hillingdon (2000)
Hackney (2000)
Northamptonshire (2018)
Croydon (2020, 2021, 2022)
Slough (2021)
Thurrock (2022)
Woking (2023)
Birmingham (2023)
Nottingham (2023)
Somerset County Council is about to submit a Section 114 notice, and has already effectively declared bankruptcy twice.
Combined debt: Over £5 billion
Council jobs lost since 2012: 600,000+
Councils expecting bankruptcy in next 5 years: 50%
https://ukreloaded.com/the-quiet-bankruptcy-of-local-authorities-100-councils-on-the-brink/
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/local-authority-section-114-notices
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66878229
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/local-authority-section-114-notices
All those involved in these bankruptcies and the fraudulent use, misuse, embezzlement, money laundering, theft, of Public Funds, should be suspended pending full investigations. Their private council pensions should also be suspended. They should be prosecuted according to the laws governing Misconduct in Public Office, and forced to give up any assets and funds they have gained as a result of their criminal activities. Examples should be made of all involved, with an amnesty offered to all whistleblowers that expose the fraud going on in other councils.
Local inhabitants of the above councils will want to suspend any further Council Tax payments until the fraud is fully investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice!
Thurrock Council - a seriously rotten borough!
Thurrock Council Borough Council, a private-for-profit company with DUNS number 211296108, is surely one of the most rotten & fraudulent councils.
https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/news/1518/council-finances-and-accounts
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/explainers/why-is-thurrock-council-in-so-much-debt/
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sfo-investigates-alleged-multi-million-pound-council-fraud
Many questions remain as to why Thurrock Council Borough Council, registered as a private company with Dun & Bradstreet, is still allowed to trade at all. How are the Masonic CFO and colleagues still in office? Why have there not been several prosecutions? Where are the charges of Misconduct in Public Office against all the main players in this scandal? Why have the same criminals not been stripped of pensions and suspended pending full investigation? How could so much theft of Public monies be allowed to happen unchallenged?
The local inhabitants of the Thurrock area will be well aware of the depravity and corruption of the council, its councillors and its staff. Most sensible inhabitants will want to stop paying any more Council Tax until the perpetrators are in jail!
Capita - the administrative corporation taking your money
Capita & Outsourcing:
Tech Monitor — "Why The Public Sector Still Loves Capita"
https://www.techmonitor.ai/digital-economy/government-computing/why-the-public-sector-still-loves-capita
Computer Weekly — "Barnet Council to Bring Work Back In-House" https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252522936/Barnet-Council-to-bring-work-outsourced-to-Capita-back-in-house-by-2026
Infosecurity Magazine — "8,000 Claimants Sue Capita"
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/8000-claimants-sue-outsourcing/
From 2015:
How much does the CEO of Capita get these days?