Blog and updates
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14 Apr 2023
Update on the UK Economy
The last of our nine live Easter online revision sessions is today at 12 noon. We will be covering the UK economy with loads of application and evaluation to support students as the May and June...
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13 Apr 2023
Soaring energy costs force UK tomato growers to quit
Rising costs are driving some tomato farmers out of business - and for those of you revising for an examination, you might think about how this moves individual farmers from a position where they...
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13 Apr 2023
Tesco Cuts Milk Prices - Will other retailers follow?
A glimmer of hope here that cost of living pressures might be starting to ease. Tesco has announced cuts in the retail price of milk in response to a fall in prices in the wholesale market. This is...
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13 Apr 2023
Updated Resources on Market Structures
Ahead of a big live revision session today on Market Structures, we have updated our study collection on this key area of the micro specification for A-level and IB. You'll find study notes,...
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12 Apr 2023
Transport investment could give the UK economy a £50billion lift
The TUC - and in this case it is representing 48 trade unions - claim that investment in public transport can simultaneously provide a £50 billion boost to economic growth, as well as make a...
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11 Apr 2023
Proposals to reform UK Council Tax
I've been reading Paul Johnson's excellent "Follow the Money" recently, and this Larry Elliott piece chimes with much contained in the book. In both cases, Johnson and pressure group, Fair Share,...
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11 Apr 2023
IMF downgrades UK Growth Forecast
The UK is forecast to be the worst performing economy, both in the G7 and the larger G20 group of nations in 2023, with the IMF predicting that the economy is going to shrink by 0.3%, before...
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10 Apr 2023
Updated Resources on Economic Development
To coincide with our live revision session on Economic Development which is on Tuesday 11th April at 12 noon, we have updated our collection of resources covering economic development. We hope you...
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10 Apr 2023
Week Two of Live Economics Revision!
Join me for Week Two of tutor2u's Easter Holiday live revision for A-Level Economics exams in 2023. Over 6,000 students joined us for Week 1. Week Two could be even busier as 18 May gets closer!...
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8 Apr 2023
Does the UK economy need a steel industry in the UK anymore?
An excellent 12 minute video here on the future for the UK steel industry. It is not clear that the UK any longer has a competitive advantage in steel. But might the UK become the first modern...
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7 Apr 2023
Easter Economics Revision Sessions on the tutor2u You Tube Channel
We've had an super-busy week on the tutor2u YouTube channel with five separate live revision sessions totalling 200 minutes of group work on some key topics. The quality of answers produced by the...
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6 Apr 2023
Gender Pay Gap - Men earn more than women in most jobs
The median pay gap in most UK firms has stayed stubbornly consistent at around 9%, and hasn't fallen since 2017/18 when the data was first published, suggesting that the gender pay gap has scarcely...
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6 Apr 2023
Digital Services Tax - Are Tech Companies Avoiding It?
The Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office are both slightly concerned about the effects of the Digital Services Tax (DST) with measure generating 30% more tax revenue than was...
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4 Apr 2023
Norway's Salmon Tax - A Leap towards Sustainability?
Interesting news from Norway, where the government are pressing forward with a so-called salmon tax. The move is in response to the large profits made by this important sector of industry, and the...
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4 Apr 2023
Nigel Lawson
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson has died aged 91. He was undoubtedly one of the most significant ministers to serve under Margaret Thatcher between the years 1981 to 1989...
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4 Apr 2023
60 Second Shorts on Key Economic Concepts
As many students enter full-on revision mode, we are producing a series of 60-second video shorts walking through many important economic concepts.
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3 Apr 2023
External Debt - China's loans to Africa worry World Bank
The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, has voiced his concerns about the nature of Chinese lending to Africa, highlighting loans to Zambia and Ghana, in particular.
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3 Apr 2023
Live Revision Sessions for A-Level and IB Economics
Over the Easter break, we are running free daily revision livestreams for all Year 13 A-Level Economics students.
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2 Apr 2023
UK signs membership of CPTPP - but will it drive faster growth?
The UK has been admitted to the The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - or CPTPP. It's a trading bloc established in 2018, and focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
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31 Mar 2023
Manchester introduces £1 a night tourist tax
Manchester has become the first city in the UK to impose an explicit tourist tax - hoping to raise around £3m revenue per year. Many European cities already do this, and it's not seen as unusual....
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