Blog and updates
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1 Jun 2023
Are we returning to the price controls of the 1970s?
Larry Elliott writing in the Guardian seeks to draw out both the similarities and the differences between the price controls of the Heath government in the 1970s, and the attempt by the Sunak...
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1 Jun 2023
Is the UK failing to keep pace with the big industrial strategies of the US and EU?
Mariana Mazzucato, author of the Entrepreneurial State, writes in the Guardian about how Britain is failing to match the USA and the EU in its response to the Inflation Reduction Act.
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31 May 2023
The reality of running a small restaurant in the UK in 2023
I love this sort of article - it can be sliced and diced in a number of ways, not least in looking at costs, revenues and profits. In this case, you might think about the profit margin on a sharing...
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30 May 2023
Business Growth - Asda buys EG Group
Asda has taken over the UK and Ireland part of EG Group, the petrol retailer, and in doing so has acquired 350 petrol stations and around 1,000 convenience stores.
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30 May 2023
Promoting sustainable and inclusive development in Brazil's Amazonian states
This World Bank clip looks at the prospects for sustainable development for Brazil's Amazonian states, starting from the premise that the forest effectively contributes $317bn to the Brazilian...
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30 May 2023
Five Livestreams ahead of Economics Paper 3
We are rounding off our support for students taking Economics Paper 3 with five livestream sessions focusing on synoptic content. Here are the details.
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28 May 2023
Preparation for Synoptic Economics Paper 3
We are continuing to provide exam support for Economics students as they prepare for their final papers on Monday 5th June.
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25 May 2023
UK Economy Update: Inflation, Brexit Trade Barriers and hopes for a Giga Factory
Here is a wide-ranging selection of topical news items on the UK economy from recent days. So much happening that is of direct relevance to students of this great subject!
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24 May 2023
UK Economy Update: Inflation Rate Drops to 8.7%
New data released by the ONS finds that the annual rate of inflation in the UK economy has fallen from 10.1% in March 2023 to
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23 May 2023
10 Top Reads in Economics - Summer 2023
Here is a selection of top ten books for the summer of 2023. Some are new - including Linda Yueh's new book on the Great Crashes. Others stand the test of time. All I feel give context on cause and...
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23 May 2023
How inflation has hit your cheese sandwich options!
The Guardian focuses on the cost of living crisis via the medium of the cheese sandwich - comparing the rate of increase of various types of sandwich - from the bog standard, white bread and...
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23 May 2023
Argentina unveils 2,000 peso note - worth $4
The impact of inflation on the value of the Argentinian peso has been made clear as the country has unveiled a 2,000 peso note worth $8.50 at official exchange rates and $4 in the most commonly...
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18 May 2023
UK Economy - Record numbers not working because of ill health
Some of the latest data regarding the intersect between the labour market and health make for grim reading. Whilst the employment rate has risen to nearly 76%, there are still two and half million...
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17 May 2023
Oligopoly - Supermarkets investigated over "rocket and feather pricing"
It looks like the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is interested in the pricing strategies of supermarkets as regards fuel and food. The term 'rocket and feather' pricing has been used to...
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17 May 2023
Fiscal Drag - One in five workers will be higher-rate taxpayers by 2027
The latest IFS peek under the bonnet of the tax system has revealed the 'hidden' effects of fixing freezing tax thresholds and personal allowances. As a result of this, by 2027, 20% of the...
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15 May 2023
Industry Profile - UK Market for Streamed Video on Demand
In this fifteen minute video we look at aspects of the fast-growing market for streamed video on demand, dominated by scaled businesses such as Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Hulu, Sky and others. The...
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