Kieran's Story

Kieran, 34, from Wythenshawe and Sale East in the North West, needed reliable transport links to access work opportunities beyond his immediate area. Despite the region having available engineers and construction workers, many unemployed, the Department for Transport has concentrated infrastructure investment in London and the South East. Treasury doctrine treats public investment as though the government must save up like a household, while workers with the skills to build better transport sit idle. This episode examines how central government spending choices shape individual opportunity in one of England's most deprived constituencies. Blocked Britain is presented without commercial interest or political affiliation.