Why The Council in the UK is BETTER. Explained for Americans

What even is a UK Council? 🤔

If you’re American, the word “council” probably makes you think of a secret cult or a neighbourhood watch group with too much free time. In Britain, though, the council is basically local government — it collects your bins, runs schools, maintains parks, takes your money in council tax, and might even give you a house. Yes, a house.

In this video, I explain:

What a UK council actually is

How councils compare to American local government

Why councils provide housing (and why America doesn’t)

What council tax is, and why it’s still a better deal than ten different U.S. bills

And why Brits blame “the council” for absolutely everything, including graffiti, potholes, and probably alien invasions.

It’s Britain’s most boring superpower… and somehow still better than Randy
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