The Budget Hack has been particularly active on social media, here’s a taster of the #BudgetHack action!
“If you bake them, they will come”:
Watch the #Budget2017 live, eat cake and blog. Join our #BudgetHack today! pic.twitter.com/1tN8rHA2kj
— Alexis Darby (@alexis_darby) March 8, 2017
Great engagement from our academics, thanks to Francesca for putting the call out:
Lots of action at the @UoMPolicy #budgethack in @ManchesterSU , just waiting for the chancellor to begin, come on down @UoMPolitics https://t.co/CkIJdOiyVz
— Francesca Gains (@FrancescaGains) March 8, 2017
Just before 12:30, and the anticipation is building:
The crowd in @ManchesterSU at @UoMPolicy #BudgetHack. Hear from experts about how #Budget2017 will affect you until 4pm. pic.twitter.com/MD52Rs6ZPv
— Uni of Manchester (@OfficialUoM) March 8, 2017
Councillor Stogia’s quick start to the ‘Budget Bingo’!
#BudgetHack #bingo 2min in and half way through #Hammond‘s jokes but doing very well #springbudget @UoMPolicy pic.twitter.com/0fgfFux8EQ
— Angeliki Stogia (@AngelikiStg) March 8, 2017
Real-time reaction from Keiron Flanagan:
Interesting language on market failures and intervention from a Conservative Chancellor #BudgetHack
— Kieron Flanagan (@kieronflanagan) March 8, 2017
R&D tax credits review – regime is ‘competitive’ but a reduction in ‘admin burden’ will be forthcoming. #Budget2017 #BudgetHack #scipolicy
— Kieron Flanagan (@kieronflanagan) March 8, 2017
& now the pre-trailed technical education stuff. Really important agenda for UK but this just modest step #scipolicy #BudgetHack #Budget2017
— Kieron Flanagan (@kieronflanagan) March 8, 2017
Budget Hack content is already going places:
Jakob Edler on why he would welcome stability & fewer announcements for S&I in today’s budget #scipolicy #BudgetHack https://t.co/tdKACvqtd1 pic.twitter.com/qF3MTcVAQo
— Innovation Research (@MIOIR) March 8, 2017
Reaction from our colleagues at Manchester’s Synthetic Biology Research Centre:
Great to see new investment in STEM PhD and Fellowships in the budget @UoMPolicy
— SYNBIOCHEM (@SYNBIOCHEM) March 8, 2017
Andy closes out our speakers:
.@AndyWWestwood now taking to the stage to dissect & respond to the #Budget2017-Framed by the deficit, totally ignoring #Brexit. #BudgetHack pic.twitter.com/lgwNRHwMOd
— Policy@Manchester (@UoMPolicy) March 8, 2017
