Mastodawn

If they really wanted to improve prospects for young unemployed people, maybe they should focus on growing the economy.

Which means, among other things, starting on the path to reversing #Brexit.

The fact that they are not willing to do that tells you all you need to know about how much they care about young people's life chances.

#UKPolitics #UKEconomy

Deep Press Analysis Nov 28

Two Britains in One Day: How The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph Rewrite Labour’s Decisions

https://youtu.be/1jXDq8XLqZE

#UKPolitics #LabourParty #TheGuardian #DailyTelegraph #MediaManipulation #UKEconomy #PoliticalAnalysis #intelec1

Две Британии в один день: как The Guardian и Daily Telegraph переписывают решения лейбористов

YouTube

Darren Fower Nov 27

£27k to £39k: Government says UK's full-time median pay increased by 41% since 2015!
-> But 10.9M English workers (50%!) earn LESS than that!
-> Growth for whom?
#WageInequality #CostOfLivingCrisis #UKEconomy

Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦Nov 27

So here's a fun fact about yesterday's budget.

This "monster tax raising" budget is raising an extra £26 bn of tax per year. But not immediately, it will take until 2029 for all the tax rises to kick in.

For perspective, #Brexit has cost the Treasury about £65-90 bn per year in lost tax revenue.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brexit-is-costing-the-uk-a-staggering-ps250-million-a-day-in-lost-tax-revenue_uk_692594cee4b063285310a4b7

#Budget #UKPolitics #UKEconomy

Brexit Is Costing The UK Up To £90 Billion A Year In Lost Tax

The Treasury is missing out on £250 million every day, new analysis shows.

HuffPost UK

Burkhard Maria Zimmermann Nov 25

'Highly skilled professionals, on the other hand, were forecast to be more in demand as #AI and technological advances increase workloads “at least in the short to medium term”. Overall, the report expects the #UKeconomy to add 2.3m #jobs by 2035, but unevenly distributed.'

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/25/ai-could-replace-3m-low-skilled-jobs-by-2035-research-finds

AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds

Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity

The Guardian

Jonathan Emmesedi Nov 23

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/23/has-britain-become-an-economic-colony

>> We can do better than a future where what counts as economic freedom is merely a choice between relying on the United States, or relying on China.<<

#Economics #UKPolitics #Trade #UKEconomy #USEconomy #Tech #BigTech #GAMAM

Has Britain become an economic colony?

The UK could’ve been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US dominance in a way that may cost it dear

The Guardian

Darren Fower Nov 16

UK gilt yields explode 0.12% to 4.56% after Chancellor axes income tax rise!
-> Markets scream: How to fund £100bn deficit now?
-> Labour's fiscal tightrope just snapped.
#BudgetBlunder #GiltSpike #UKEconomy #RachelReevesMP

Darren Fower Nov 16

UK's economy limps at just 0.1% GDP growth in Q3 - HALF of Q2's 0.3% & missing 0.2% forecasts!
-> Car production? Crashed 27% in Sep alone due to JLR hack!
-> #RachelReeves' growth pledge? #Fail
-> Now tax hikes loom in Budget.
#UKEconomy #ReevesBudget #Budget2025 #UKLabour

News Beep Nov 15

Lloyds and Natwest shares fall in ‘perfect combination’ of fears

Friday 14 November 2025 10:57 am | Updated: Friday 14 November 2025 6:02 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #autumnbudget2025 #banking #Banks #barclays #Budget #Budget2025 #Business #labour-party #lloyds #LloydsBank #lloydsbanking #lloydsbankinggroup #NatWest #RachelReeves #UK #ukeconomy #UKGovernment #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/251280/

Darren Fower Nov 13

Fresh ONS hit: UK unemployment stuck at 5% – a 4-year high!
-> 117K fewer payrolled jobs YoY, Reeves under fire pre-Budget.
-> BoE rate cut whispers grow louder... but families still broke? Who's fixing this mess?
#UKEconomy #JoblessUK #LabourBudgetFail