@blockedbritain.bsky.socialRaluca trained for healthcare. The NHS needs nurses. Whipps Cross has empty labs gathering dust. Health Education England says "no funding." But the people exist. The training exists. The equipment exists. Westminster chose to lock the door. Read Raluca's story.
@semitruth.bsky.socialChasing £5: A New Way to Test Your Friendship During a Recession
You lent your mate a fiver three months ago. You see them at the pub. Do you ask for it back and risk the friendship, or write it off as a lesson in human nature?…
@mat70x.bsky.socialA day of my life I'll never get back... Had to go to Manchester... If you want to know what's wrong with #Productivity in UK economy... Take a trip down the motorway! #UKProductivity #UKEconomy #LifeInTheSlowlane
@blockedbritain.bsky.socialDaniel wanted to teach physics in Leeds. The schools needed him. The classrooms were empty. But HM Treasury's spending rules cut his bursary from £28,000 to £10,000, then suspended it entirely.
@killbait-uk.bsky.socialCampaigners warn early end to North Sea windfall tax could cost Treasury £8.6bn by 2030
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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#windfalltax #northseaoil #ukeconomy
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@ukprepperhub.bsky.social🏦 Banking — Rate Rise Warning
BoE deputy governor says rate rise "increasingly likely" if energy prices stay high. https://ukprepperhub.co.uk/ran5?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily-news
#BankOfEngland #UKEconomy #UKPrepperHub
@blockedbritain.bsky.socialGail wanted to train as a nurse in Nuneaton. The training centre sat empty. The wards needed nurses. The jobs existed. The people existed. The answer was always "there is no funding." But the UK government issues the pound. The limit was never money. It was a political choice.
@leedseurope.bsky.socialWrite to your MP and encourage them to attend a 12 October debate on #RejoinEU to boost the #UKEconomy, says this @bradfordtanda.bsky.social ✉️.
@europeanmovement.co.uk has an online template you can use to contact your local representative ✍️.
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@deveregroup.bsky.social🚨 Gilt markets facing a “slow Truss” disaster ahead of Budget
@georgeprior.bsky.social🚨 Gilt markets facing a “slow Truss” disaster ahead of Budget
corporate-adviser.com/gilt-markets... @nigeljgreen.bsky.social
@breakingnews06.bsky.socialUK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget #UKEconomy #DebtCrisis #Budget2023 #EnergyPrices #MiddleEastConflict
@blockedbritain.bsky.socialParamedic training places sat empty at Guy's Campus while Micah waited for a chance to fill them. The facilities existed. The instructors existed. The students existed. Westminster decided the money didn't. That was a choice, not a fact.
@grahamdavid.bsky.socialONS says wages are up 3.5%.
After inflation it's 0.6%.
Here's what's actually eating the rest, and why it's freezing hiring.
#GrahamDavid #SatireAndComment #WageGrowth #NationalInsurance #UKEconomy #SmallBusiness #CostOfLiving #PersonalFinance
@blockedbritain.bsky.socialDarren's a track maintenance engineer in Widnes, made redundant in 2019. Empty training centre, skilled workers waiting, approved rail schemes on hold. Department for Transport says no funding. But who prints the pound?
@easterneye.bsky.socialWhat does an £8.1bn borrowing gap mean for John Healey’s first Budget?
@legendarytone.bsky.socialUK public finances, August 2026: borrowing £18.3bn, the second-highest August on record and £3.5bn above the OBR forecast. Net debt £2,985.5bn, 93.8% of GDP.
Every figure sourced and dated.
ukpublicfinances.org/monthly/2026...
@deveregroup.bsky.social⚠️ UK being “slowly Truss’d” ahead of Healey’s first Budget📈💷
sharecafe.com.au/2026/09/22/u...
#UKEconomy #Gilts #Budget2026 #Pensions #Mortgages #Investing
@deveregroup.bsky.social⚠️ Andy Burnham faces huge 'damage' as households issued pension and mortgage warning 💷🏠
express.co.uk/finance/pers...
@dailyexpressnews.bsky.social
@georgeprior.bsky.social⚠️ UK being “slowly Truss’d” ahead of Healey’s first Budget📈💷
sharecafe.com.au/2026/09/22/u...
#UKEconomy #Gilts #Budget2026 #Pensions #Mortgages #Investing
@georgeprior.bsky.social⚠️ Andy Burnham faces huge 'damage' as households issued pension and mortgage warning 💷🏠
express.co.uk/finance/pers...
@dailyexpressnews.bsky.social @nigeljgreen.bsky.social