Minimum requirement for running a council in the UK: Emptying the bins every week.

Let’s pop in on UKIP-controlled Thanet to see how things are getting on bin-wise in Little England.

Oh.

The Isle of Thanet News: Woman is so sick of council missing her bins that she’s cut out the middle man and taken several weeks’ worth to the council offices

You know when your local council isn’t on the ball when you find yourself outside their HQ building with four sacks of crap and a folder full of documents.

At least she’s told the council, others rely on ESP.

Hull Daily Mail: Mum says her bins have gone unemptied for six months and look at all these processed food boxes

Council says: Unfortunately we do not have a psychic working in our customer complaints department, so perhaps you might like to try a phone call.