🚨NEW 🚨Bank of England says UK households must brace themselves for the biggest annual fall in their standard of living since comparable records began three decades ago, as it:- Raises interest rates to 0.5%- Says inflation will surpass 7%- Slashes GDP forecast— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) February 3, 2022
Can someone please get me out of this fucking country.
It’s like that scene in Futurama when Bender becomes Pharaoh - a new wave of austerity after over a decade of it already. They’re stress testing to see how far they can tighten the vice, as they absolutely have the capability to pull funds out of their ass when needed.
Record food bank usage, people having to choose between eating or heating, silent culling of disabled and trans people, and child poverty set to exceed 5 million.
It’s like that scene in Futurama when Bender becomes Pharaoh - a new wave of austerity after over a decade of it already. They’re stress testing to see how far they can tighten the vice, as they absolutely have the capability to pull funds out of their ass when needed.
Record food bank usage, people having to choose between eating or heating, silent culling of disabled and trans people, and child poverty set to exceed 5 million.
But hey, at least the line is going up.