Who decides what

A lot of politics is blaming the wrong people. Here is who decides the everyday things, from your council to Parliament. Pick where you live.

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Showing who decides in England.

Bins and recyclingYour council. Your district, borough or unitary council collects; in two-tier areas the county council disposes of the waste.
Planning applicationsYour council. Your district, borough or unitary council; the county council decides minerals and waste sites.
Council taxYour council and Area-wide body. Councils set it; the police and crime commissioner (or mayor), fire authority and any parish council add their shares.
SchoolsUK Parliament and Government and Your council. The Department for Education funds schools and oversees academies; councils run the schools they maintain and school admissions for them.
Adult social careYour council and UK Parliament and Government. County and unitary councils arrange care; the UK Government sets the rules and much of the funding.
The NHSUK Parliament and Government and Area-wide body. The Department of Health and Social Care; integrated care boards plan and pay for local services.
PolicingArea-wide body and UK Parliament and Government. An elected police and crime commissioner (or mayor) sets the budget and priorities; Parliament makes the law.
BusesYour council and Area-wide body. Councils and combined authorities; mayors and councils can take bus routes under public control.
Main roadsUK Parliament and Government and Your council. National Highways (for the UK Government) runs motorways and major A roads; councils run the rest.
Income taxUK Parliament and Government. The UK Parliament.
Benefits and the State PensionUK Parliament and Government. The UK Parliament and the Department for Work and Pensions.
Immigration, defence and foreign policyUK Parliament and Government. The UK Parliament and Government.

Simplified: the details differ between areas, and some things are shared. For your own address, your ballot page shows every body that covers it, elected and not. Sources: GOV.UK, Understand how your council works, and the devolution guidance for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.