Blog and updates
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4 Nov 2021
Markets in Action - The Rise and Fall of Milk
What is happening to the market for milk? This piece looks at the history of milk production in the US - and serves as a microcosm for other milk producers.
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2 Nov 2021
Electric Vehicles - Tesla opens Superchargers to other electric cars for first time
A random-controlled trial is underway in the Netherlands, with Tesla opening up their superchargers to other brands of electric car in the hope of bringing this technology into the mainstream.
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2 Nov 2021
Monetary Policy - UK Base Interest Rates set to Rise
A basic introduction here to the decision regarding interest rates that's facing the MPC this week.
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1 Nov 2021
Japanese economy - How Japan's new PM is promising a 'new capitalism'
This BBC article looks at how the election of a new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida might impact the Japanese economy.
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31 Oct 2021
COP26 - High-tech climate solutions that could cut emissions
Instead of looking at traditional renewable energy sources - this clip looks at higher tech clean solutions to the global need for green energy, such as fusion, carbon capture and storage, clean...
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31 Oct 2021
Economics Weekly Quiz - 01 November 2021
It's back! After a half-term vacation, our weekly news quiz on economics has returned. In his Budget Speech, Rishi Sunak revealed that he planned to scrap the increase in duty on which product?...
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31 Oct 2021
COP26 - Coca-Cola’s 100 Billion Bottle Problem
This Panorama special looks at the pollution footprint of Coca Cola.
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31 Oct 2021
COP26 - What’s the future of food?
This is an excellent Economist clip looking at the environmental costs of food production.
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31 Oct 2021
COP26 - How can India tackle its climate challenge?
This BBC clip balances the need for economic development in India and balancing this with environmental imperatives.
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27 Oct 2021
COP26 - Poorer countries spend five times more on debt than climate crisis
The extent to which the developing world is able to spend money on coping with climate change is laid bare in this article.
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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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