The simple answer Wrex is to invade the Council Chamber en mass at all Meetings of the Council and the Sub-committees. Do what the Peasants did in the Middle Ages - revolt!
Here is another story:
In 2005, because I was being a pain in the ar-se to them, they saw fit to put a block on a family owned Domain Name, with their Hosting Service. Due to some stupid act by the person concerned, probably the Town Clerk of the time, it effectively closed down the domain name over a broad section of the Internet. The Domain name is paid for by my Son and used by a large number of friends and relatives.
The Council agreed to sort the matter out in March of this year, but despite a plethora of so-called IT "experts" attempting their "magic" it has still not been sorted. My Son and I have pointed the Council in the right direction as to what needs doing but so far the problem still exists. Unfortunately it can only be authorised by the Council as they were the instigators of the stupid crass action they took. We do not know how much mail we may have lost due to the Council's stupidity, or indeed if there was anything important To stop mail from me they could have just used a block on their own computer using mail rules, without completely disrupting the whole service. It looks as if the only remedy now is for the Council to answer for their actions in Court, at even more expense on the community.
If you feel you can assist the Council I am sure a big fat fee could be demanded! ZXZ