The UK’s next recession isn’t looming — it’s already happening. As government ministers insist the economy remains resilient, council bankruptcies are accelerating, housing markets are imploding, and entire regional economies are visibly running on fumes. According to the Bank of England there’s a 40% chance the UK has already entered a technical recession. Unemployment is up to 4.8%, inflation is stuck at 3.6%, and families are voting with their feet — leaving the hardest-hit regions by the thousands.
In this video we analyse 12 specific UK regions whose economic collapse is already underway: from the East Midlands and Yorkshire & the Humber to Scotland and the Southeast England. We dig into the facts: low GDP per head, rising unemployment, local government insolvency, housing unaffordability, infrastructure deficits and long-term structural decline.
What you’ll discover:
Why the East Midlands’ manufacturing backbone is collapsing and the region’s cities face council bankruptcy.
How Yorkshire’s productivity gap, wage stagnation and sharp contraction in consumer services are creating a perfect storm.
Why the Northeast has the lowest GDP per head in England, and how decades of deindustrialisation are still haunting the region.
The dramatic case of the West Midlands and the Birmingham city council crisis.
How the Northwest’s economic gap widens despite Manchester’s success, and the ripple effects across former industrial towns.
Scotland’s fiscal pressure with declining oil & gas revenues, Northern Ireland’s heavy public-spending dependence, Wales’ productivity trap, and how even affluent regions like London and the Southeast are showing cracks.
The Southwest’s dependence on tourism, second-home markets, aging demographics and the housing & infrastructure squeeze.
Why this matters:
These are not isolated “bad years” — these are structural trends that could reshape the economic geography of Britain. If you live, invest, or plan your future around UK regions, you’ll want to understand which places are slipping first — and why.
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