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Tory budget cuts have forced several British local governments into bankruptcy; now they are using that as an excuse to inflict cuts on local programs that the non-rich depend on. The US did the same thing to Puerto Rico some years ago, with a financial "bailout" that turned the island's elected legislature into repo men for creditors.

Starmer-Labour supported the Tory imposition by threatening to expel members of the council if they did not rubber-stamp the cuts. This confirms once again that Starmer-Labour is actually Tory Lite. They should have quit the Labour Party right then and there.

They could start the Robin Hood Party.