Kavya's Story

Kavya, 28, from Wythenshawe and Sale East wanted to train as a nurse but found her path blocked by central government budget caps. In one of England's most deprived constituencies, NHS workforce planning has failed catastrophically. Health Education England's training budgets were constrained by Treasury spending limits that treat public investment as a cost to be minimised, rather than the means by which qualified healthcare workers reach understaffed wards. The training capacity existed. People like Kavya wanted to fill those places. But Westminster chose to cap budgets as though the government that issues the pound could somehow run out of pounds. This is Blocked Britain. Disclosure: this podcast advocates for Modern Monetary Theory perspectives on public spending.