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Where should the cuts be made? You decide

Jim Riley

12th November 2010

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George Osborne plans to cut billions from the budget over the next few years but how should he do it? This interactive guide allows students to cut a percentage of different department’s budgets or cut specific projects. This is a great way to show how difficult the Chancellor’s job could be and would be a really interesting starter for any lesson on fiscal policy

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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