Residents say Birmingham shopkeepers are cashing in on the bin strikes by increasing the prices of rat poison amid the infestation. Locals say the cost of rat bait has skyrocketed due to demand as the ongoing industrial action which has been blighting the city enters its fourth week. The giant rats invading the streets have even been given the nickname of “The Squeaky Blinders” after famous TV series “The Peaky Blinders”. Birmingham City Council has been laying on mobile bin collections in an attempt to clear an estimated 17,000 tonnes of uncollected rubbish.
