After years of claiming to be the low Council-Tax party, Swindon's Conservative Councillors have agreed a 4% Council-Tax increase this year, and are planning huge Council-Tax increases as a result of devolving “streetsmart” services- including grounds maintenance and street cleaning- to parish councils. Swindon Council has estimated that in non-parished areas, like Liden, this will mean your Council-Tax will increase by at least £120. And Stratton, Covingham and Nythe Parish Councils will be significantly increasing their parish precepts in order…