If the labour council leader promised he was going to reduce the fee if he won tgen went back on it, clearly that's a promise which should never have been made. However the blame for the increased local taxes and reduced services must surely be laid squarely at 10 Downing Street. Council's up...
I thought Polly Toynbee made some excellent points on local government funding in The Guardian today
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/02/tories-local-government-destruction