Blog and updates
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28 Sept 2023
Economics Strong Foundations - Live Events in November and December
Join the tutor2u Economics team for a full day of core topic revision and exam technique. The Strong Foundations workshops are designed to help Year 13 students build on what they covered last year...
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28 Sept 2023
Why underinvestment is holding back the UK economy
It is perhaps ionic that Faisal Islam should chose to illustrate a story about under-investment in the UK with Milton Keynes. The reality is that the UK's under-investment is as old as the 1960s city.
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28 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activity: Dynamic Pricing at the Slug and Lettuce (Sept 2023)
Slug and Lettuce pub group plans to charge more for pints at busier times. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which includes a downloadable worksheet and suggested answers.
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26 Sept 2023
UK Economy - A Selection of Articles
Lots of comment and analysis pieces on the UK economy have been published in the last few days. Here is a selection.
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25 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activity: A Surprise Fall in the Rate of Inflation (Sept 2023)
The August CPI inflation rate fell for the third month in a row to 6.7%. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which includes a downloadable worksheet and suggested answers.
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24 Sept 2023
The BEE Network - Manchester's Buses are Renationalised
Greater Manchester has taken the bus network back into public ownership. Services on the BEE network will be franchised to private companies to run but the local authority will set the fares,...
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22 Sept 2023
Strong Foundations and Free Livestreams for Economics
We are working hard on the 2023 A-Level Economics Strong Foundations Course that will happen at venues across the UK in late November and early December. And our livestreams on You Tube start in...
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22 Sept 2023
Why Table Mountain holds a clue for the path of UK interest rates
Table Mountain is an iconic flat-topped mountain located in Cape Town. At the summit of Table Mountain, you'll find a large, nearly level plateau that stretches for approximately 3 kilometers...
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21 Sept 2023
Free Teaching PowerPoints for Economics
We're making good progress creating a complete set of NEW, FREE TEACHING POWERPOINTS FOR EDEXCEL A-LEVEL ECONOMICS (A) TEACHERS. There are now more than 100 PowerPoints for Edexcel (A) and AQA...
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21 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activity: UK Current Account Deficit is £87bn in 2022 (Sept 2023)
This September ‘Trade: Key Economic Indicators’ research briefing from the House of Commons Library updates the UK’s international trade performance. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which...
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20 Sept 2023
AI - positive for jobs but could widen the regional divide
This is the sort of article that I love because it dispels an economic myth, in this case, the lump of labour fallacy, that says that there are a 'certain number' of jobs to go round in an economy...
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20 Sept 2023
The UK's Infrastructure Woes
One of my former students insisted on including infrastructure in all of his macro (and many micro) exam essays. The reasoning was intuitive and persuasive, namely that better infrastructure can...
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19 Sept 2023
Rishi Sunak set to rip up net zero policies ahead of election
A major environmental policy u-turn appears imminent judging from the steady flow of leaks hitting social media at present. Prime Minister Sunak may opt to rein back on policies such as the ban on...
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19 Sept 2023
Is there a way out of the doom-loop of failed economics?
In the light of the uninspiring fare seeming being passed off as policy these days, Mariana Mazzucato's piece in the Guardian is a call-to-arms.
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18 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activity: Division of Labour in Modern Times (Sept 2023)
The Economics Observatory takes a look at how Adam Smith’s division of labour applies in the modern world. Have a go at this free teaching activity, which includes a downloadable worksheet and...
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15 Sept 2023
In the News Teaching Activities and our Weekly Economics News Quiz
Each week we are producing ready-to-use In the News Teaching Activities and our popular Economics News quiz which can be played in various formats including Kahoot.
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15 Sept 2023
Are loyalty cards being used to conceal price increases?
Consumer group Which? are of the view that two of the UK's biggest supermarkets - Tesco and Sainsbury's - are being less than straightforward with their pricing policies, and are using loyalty card...
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