The Autumn Budget 2017 - prepare for the Budget with "The Double Agent" activity

Here's a resource that may be useful to you as a 10-15 minute activity over the next couple of weeks preparing new Economics students for the upcoming Budget.

In 'The Double Agent' you have 3 secret agents. However, one has gone 'rogue' and you need to find out which! The agents are asked 10 questions (about the Budget) and each gives a different answer. The two 'good' agents will always give a truthful answer. The double agent will give a false answer, some of the time!

As a classroom activity, get your students into small groups and show them the 10 questions (with the agents' responses). Allow them to decide who they think is the double agent and then go through the questions again to show them the truths and lies!