Blog and updates
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27 Oct 2021
COP26 - The race to phase out Europe’s biggest coal-fired power plant
80 per cent of Poland's energy comes from burning coal and 20 per cent comes from one giant coal plant (Bełchatów)the scale of which is incredible to see.
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21 Oct 2021
Energy Price Cap - Energy Chiefs point to regulatory failure
The regulation of the energy sector has come under fire from the former Chief Information Officer at Utility Point.
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21 Oct 2021
Inflation - Are the musings of the MPC irrelevant in the inflation debate?
Inflation rates will be higher on average in this decade than in the previous one according to economist Paul Ormerod.
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19 Oct 2021
UK government offers consumer subsidy for heat pumps
The UK government is offering a £5,000 grant for people swapping their gas boilers for low carbon heat pumps.
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19 Oct 2021
Mining and Development - Pathways to Sustainable & Inclusive Growth
This video clip is well worth a look - mining has a role to play in development but only if it is properly managed.
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17 Oct 2021
Contestable Markets - The Return of Doorstep Milk Deliveries
This is a fascinating readon the leadership challenges of reinventing a traditional industry - doorstep deliveries for milk.
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17 Oct 2021
Global Economics - Is China's economic model broken?
This new video from the Financial Times is a fantastic look at China's economic model.
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17 Oct 2021
Tax Avoidance - Netflix pays £4m of corporation tax on revenues of over £1 billion
Another example here of how a large tech company is able to avoid paying tax.
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17 Oct 2021
Climate Change Economics - Who should fix climate change?
This Economist clip looks at the perennial issue of climate change in the run up to COP26, touching upon a broad range of issues.
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15 Oct 2021
Economics Weekly Quiz - 15 Oct 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. What happened to UK economic growth in August? What's the new contactless payment limit? Who won the Nobel prize for Economics? All this and more... Good...
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13 Oct 2021
Cambridge Marshall Society Economics Conference - February 2022
We are pleased to alert teachers and students to news of the planned conference being run by the Marshall Society at Cambridge.
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12 Oct 2021
Monetary Policy - UK interest rate rise likely before the end of 2021
The market consensus is that interest rate rises are on the way, with some people forecasting that they will come before the end of 2021.
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9 Oct 2021
Globalisation and Fiscal Policy - Multilateral agreement on a 15% minimum corporate tax rate
The OECD global minimum corporate tax rate has been agreed
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8 Oct 2021
Economics Weekly Quiz - 08 Oct 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Which major tech company has said that they will definately not be locating their factory in the UK? What's Boris Johnson's economic plan for the UK? Which...
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3 Oct 2021
Supply Chain Problems - Update on the UK and Global Economy
This BBC news video looks at problems with the global supply chain - and identifies the factors that have contributing to them.
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1 Oct 2021
Economics Weekly Quiz - 01 Oct 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. Which country has banned cryptocurrencies? Which bank has announced further branch closures? A lack of lorry drivers for which company sparked the fuel...
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29 Sept 2021
Sustainable Development - Can green energy power Africa's future?
This BBC clip looks at whether or not there's a significant role for green energy to play in powering Africa's future.
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29 Sept 2021
Economic Development - Pacific Islands face lost decade
The latest research from the Lowy Institute highlights the challenges facing the Pacific Islands in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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24 Sept 2021
Economics Weekly Quiz - 24 Sep 2021
Here's this week's economics news quiz. 'Shortages' seems to be the theme of this quiz! Which Premier League football club has had a sponsorship payment made in cryptocurrency? Which sandwich shop...
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22 Sept 2021
Supply Crunch - Inflation to remain higher for two years, warns OECD
The OECD is forecasting higher inflation across the developed world, with the UK expected to have 3% inflation by the end of 2022, but falling inflation in a number of other economies.
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