Causes of the business cycle

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/386/economics/causes-of-business-cycle/

Virgin East Coast to auction empty first-class seats to standard ticket buyers

How will the price be determined? Thanks to the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/20/virgin-east-coast-auction-first-class-seats-bid-upgrade-price?CMP=twt_gu

Fiscal policy to reduce ineqality

Nice video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=78t8GgjTcIA

The effect of tax cuts

Both macro and micro effects looked at in this economicshelp post
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/13566/economics/the-effect-of-tax-cuts/

The sugar tax debate

Thanks to economicshelp for this 2 sided look at the issue
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/14884/economics/sugar-tax-debate/

You know how specialisation leads to increased productivity.........

Some examples, found by tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/skills-to-pay-the-bills?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2020th%20September%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%2020th%20September%202017+CID_664d0989df85753e3446adcb5e8c9a73&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Skills%20to%20pay%20the%20bills%20Some%20awesome%20examples%20of%20fast-hand%20skills%20here%20and%20learning%20by%20doing%20But%20dont%20try%20many%20of%20them%20at%20home

Exchange rates: The role of specualtion

Pound hits $1.36 as UK interest rate rise expectations grow

http://news.sky.com/story/pound-at-14-month-high-versus-dollar-on-latest-rate-rise-signal-11036381

Winners and losers from the £ depeciating

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-41252456/who-is-celebrating-the-fall-of-the-pound

Negative externalities: Greek oil spill

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-41249303/oil-spill-off-coast-of-greece-environmental-disaster

International trade: Pros, cons and data

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/58802/trade/the-importance-of-international-trade/

ONS dashboard

Good data
http://visual.ons.gov.uk/dashboard/

China's trade embargo on European soft cheese

Thanks to the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/10/whiff-of-discontent-as-china-bans-imports-of-soft-european-cheese

Capital intensive carrot harvesting

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this
https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/906843956285128705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tutor2u.net%2Feconomics%2Fblog%2Fthe-ultimate-carrot-harvester

The rising price of butter and associated products

Fantastic clip from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-41164625/why-is-the-price-of-butter-going-up

Fast food: Information failure

Thanks to the BBC. Is govt action needed?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41129960

Scotland to reintroduce bottle deposit scheme

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/sky-ocean-rescue-why-plastic-bottle-return-scheme-is-a-big-deal-11020843
and
http://news.sky.com/story/plans-to-cut-plastic-waste-revealed-11020881

The UK budget deficit

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5922/economics/uk-budget-deficit-2/