Residents of a local council are descending on traffic wardens on the streets after learning their council had become bankrupt.
Their attack on traffic officers, it is understood is based on fears taxes would increase, the way it happened in other councils, the mail online has reported.
Birghimham was a host city for the Commonwealth Games last year, on which it splashed a whooping £184.2million.
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It also pumped sums a woke ‘inclusive’ street sign project, and these are considered non-prioritisation in some quarters in the area.
The report said bosses at the council have come under strong criticisms and the most some people could do was vent anger on the traffic wardens, a development many have condemned.
The Tories are also on the frontline of the blames, which sat over the raking of
a staggering £79million from its hated Clean Air Zone – which it then spent £50million of on new hydrogen eco buses.
“The crisis has fueled fresh speculation the city’s 1.1million residents will face a 10 per cent hike in council tax, as happened when other authorities ended up in a similar plight – with furious locals lashing out at council chiefs over the financial fiasco”, the newspaper observed..
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The graphic video that had captured the frustration of the residents was shot at Stratford Road in the Sparkhill area of the city after it announced its financial indebtedness.
The graphic footage showed one traffic warden being kneed in the face while another has punches thrown at him in the middle of the busy street.
According to the report quoting onlookers, the thugs claim the civil enforcement officers had ‘no power any more’.
‘These guys were just doing their jobs and obviously have nothing to do with what’s going on at the council. They were saying they had no power any more around here and several idiots tried to drive them out of the area using the bankruptcy stuff as an excuse.
‘It does make you worry what’s going through these people’s heads. They haven’t got a clue and I fear things could escalate.
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‘It’s like they believe the authorities have no power over them any more. What is attacking traffic wardens going to achieve anyway? It’s just moronic behaviour and it took place in broad daylight in front of families with children.’
A Birmingham City Council spokesperson said: ‘Nobody should suffer abuse or assault for simply trying to do their job and we will be contacting the company that employs the officers to ensure they are OK and see if any support is needed”.
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