U-turn on Second Homes Tax!

In Scotland, the SNP-led North Ayrshire Council has been forced into an embarrassing reversal over their policy to double council tax on second homes on Great Cumbrae island after residents revolted. The policy threatened the island's tourism-driven economy and infuriated locals. An assessment revealed it could strip £500,000 from local GDP. Community members, fearing an economic decline, successfully pressured the council to reevaluate this controversial tax's impact—highlighting local resistance power against ill-conceived governmental policies.