£2k lamp-post lights nothing but the inside of a tree

Birmingham City Council is in the process of spending a small fortune upgrading its lamp-posts. The swanky new posts cost an incredible £2,000 each, but the use of energy-efficient LED lights promise to be a far more efficient way of lighting the streets. Except, perhaps, the one which has been installed inside a tree - which isn't efficiently lighting anything.

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