The UK seems to be the test bed for the future dystopia. I looked into the numbers and there seems to be havhavte been a massive 86% reduction in local government funding which has changed local government into an aggressive revenue generating service instead of supporting local communities. All taxes stay centralised in London instead.

On top of that, they have a centralised "Business Rates" system in place that taxes businesses regardless of their profits which has been devastating for small businesses across the country and important for communities.