ep29 £100 for You vs. £10B Abroad: The Hidden HMRC Rule in the UK Budget

================================================== DESCRIPTION 2: Conversational / Story Variation ================================================== They promised you £100 off your energy bills while quietly handing HMRC the power to reach straight into your bank account. Today on Disquieted, George goes on an all-time rant about the new UK Budget and why working Brits are getting a raw deal. We delayed our normal release just to sit down and unpack yesterday's budget statement. While the media focuses on the surface-level headlines, we're digging into the numbers that actually matter to regular men and women getting up every morning to do a shift—and the small business owners trying to keep their doors open. In this episode, we get into: Why giving taxpayers a £100 rebate while sending £10B overseas is a slap in the face. The "Trojan Horse" policy giving HMRC direct access to your bank account—and why it sets a dangerous precedent for digital IDs. The real cost of employing staff: Why hiring four full-time workers at minimum wage now costs a local coffee shop over £120,000 a year before rent and rates. Spending £125B a year just on debt interest and £333B on welfare while UK defence and domestic investment get left behind. Why the UK tax code is like an over-complicated modern car touchscreen (filling a whole wheelbarrow with A4 paper!) and why we need a simplified 10%/25% tax structure and point-of-sale IP taxation for tech giants. Are we off the mark, or are you feeling as frustrated as George is today? If you think this budget is actually good for you, let us know in the comments and tell us why! Hit that subscribe button, share this with a mate who needs to hear it, and we'll see you next week. #DisquietedPodcast #UKBudget #CostOfLiving #TaxReform #UKNews