Voters turned to Reform in the recent local elections for many reasons, but one theme resonated more than most: the state of our streets, neighbourhoods and communities.
Across Britain – as Gus Carter writes for the cover of this week’s magazine – the same pattern repeats. Whether it’s car thieves smashing windows in London, shops being looted in daylight, or fly-tippers trashing local parks, anti-social behaviour is rife, and no one seems to do anything about it. Councils fob you off. Police don’t turn up. Victims give up reporting crimes because nothing happens.
This, as Gus put it, is Scuzz Nation. It’s a country where taxes are high, services are broken, and the social contract has frayed. It’s a place where empty high streets and rising knife crime exist alongside financially improbable barbershops and zombie knife attacks in schools. It’s not just grime and graffiti, it’s the deep sense that the rules no longer apply and no one in charge cares.
So how bad is it where you live?
Use our tool above to find out just how scuzzy your local authority really is. Compare fly-tipping rates, crime stats, bin collection performance, and more. See whether your council is quietly sliding into chaos, or still holding the line.
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