Blog and updates
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13 Jul 2022
Plastic packaging disposal tops 100 billion pieces a year in the UK
Greenpeace has released new survey evidence revealing that UK households only recycle a mere 12% of their single-use plastics.
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12 Jul 2022
The heatwave and demand for bottled water
The UK's heatwave is inevitably driving higher demand for cool drinks but Briton’s desire for bottled water over the long run may be declining.
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12 Jul 2022
What might the Pret Index tell us about the changing UK labour market?
Why might a real-time weekly index of till-sales at Pret tell us about the changing nature of the labour market?
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11 Jul 2022
Is the fall in sterling good for the UK economy?
The eminent economist Barry Eichengreen highlights here the damage that the weakening of the pound is likely to cause the UK economy.
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11 Jul 2022
How deep is the UK's economic crisis? Six charts to help students understand what is really going on
This is macroeconomic gold dust for students and teachers! The Guardian provides a helpful series of charts highlighting six key problems facing the UK economy.
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8 Jul 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 08 July 2022
Here's our last weekly economics news quiz of the academic year. We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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1 Jul 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 01 July 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz. Apologies that there is no online version of the quiz this week. We have 8 multichoice questions available on the Powerpoint download.
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24 Jun 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 24 June 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz. We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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23 Jun 2022
Teaching Activity: 'Bridge of Sighs' taster or induction activity
This taster or induction activity can be used to introduce the concepts of scarcity and factors of production.
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23 Jun 2022
Regulatory Failure - OFGEM blamed for rising bills due to supplier failures
Here's a potential example of regulatory failure, with the National Audit Office (NAO) thinking that a failure to regulate the energy sector last year, and the collapse of 28 energy companies has...
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22 Jun 2022
Stagflation and the Cost of Living Crisis in the UK
Here is a selection of articles on the rapid rise in consumer price inflation in the UK and fears of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s and 1980s.
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22 Jun 2022
Is the Sri Lankan economy on the brink of collapse?
Newsnight's Ben Chu investigates what is happening in Sri Lanka - is their economy on the brink of collapse?
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17 Jun 2022
Economics taster or intro activity - Data Trumps!
For those teachers looking for a quick activity to support a taster (or intro) session on economics, here's an updated version of a tutor2u favourite. 'Data Trumps' uses the the traditonal Top...
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17 Jun 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 17 June 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz. We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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10 Jun 2022
Unintended Consequences - The Impact of a Minimum Price on Alcohol
Has a minimum price on alcohol caused some lower-income consumers to cut back on food and heating?
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10 Jun 2022
Economics Weekly Quiz - 10 June 2022
Here's our weekly economics news quiz. We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!
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9 Jun 2022
Can housing trusts and co-operatives help solve the affordability crisis?
Leila Farha has an ambitious goal - to change the nature of housing markets across the world.
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8 Jun 2022
Plans to raise the minimum legal age for smoking to 21 years
Should the minimum legal age for buying cigarettes be raised to twenty-one years.
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8 Jun 2022
EU agrees 40% quota for women on corporate boards
The EU has introduced legislation to increase boardroom diversity, by insisting that companies will have boards with women making up 40% of all board members.
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8 Jun 2022
70 Years On - the UK still looks for an Economic Miracle
Larry Elliott has written what amounts to a short economic history of Britain under Queen Elizabeth.
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