Unit 1: Illegal rubbish dumps in Greece

Laws may be easy to pass, but enforcement can prove a problem as this clip from the BBC shows

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25546443#

Unit 1: More information from Government on the possible health implications of smoking

...reports the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25540658#

Unit 2: The effect of a rising £

Nicely summarised in this Sky News story

http://news.sky.com/story/1187558/pound-hits-two-year-high-against-dollar

Unit 1: Action to prevent market failure with payday loans?

That's the proposal to ban payday loan ads from children's TV

http://news.sky.com/story/1185126/ban-payday-loan-ads-on-kids-tv-mps-say

Unit 2: The Sirius scheme: A supply side policy

A small scale supply side policy reported by sky

http://news.sky.com/story/1182890/young-entrepreneurs-set-up-shop-in-Britain

and a BBC audio on the same story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25397373#

Unit 2: Why is saving high and consumtion low in China?

A nice clip with the answers from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25309669#

Unit 1: Should e-cigarettes be more closely regulated?

Some believe they should

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25354050#

UNit 2: Should low inflation be the primary macro objective?

A nice evaluative post from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/9591/unemployment/low-inflation-objective/

Unit 2: What are the effects of a decrease in interest rates?

A nice evaluative post from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/3417/interest-rates/effect-of-lower-interest-rates/

Unit 2: Income and spending patterns in the UK

Great data from the ONS via a Guardian article, handy when looking at how weights in CPI/RPI are allocated

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/dec/11/families-spend-489-each-week-on-what

and this interactive one showing changes over time, including, clearly, the effects of the recession

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/dec/11/family-spending-interactive-how-has-it-changed

Unit 1: Information failure in the fruit and veg market

An amazing story from Tesco. When I read it, I wondered if it was April Fools day!

http://news.sky.com/story/1180717/tesco-blames-customers-for-fruit-and-veg-waste

Unit 1: Private and external costs of alcohol

Sobering (no pun  intended) report from BBC Scotland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25303388#

Unit 2: Shanghai's pollution; a cost of economic growth

Great clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25288170#

It's a pity such examples are now so common

Unit 1: Allocative efficiency: Bye-bye Blockbuster

Changing consumer methods of watching films sees the end of Blockbuster on the High Street

http://news.sky.com/story/1177984/blockbuster-to-shut-with-1200-job-losses

Unit 1: The rising price of wool

Supply and demand in action in this BBC clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25190538#

Unit 2: Inflation; nice revision summary

.....from economicshelp

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/2656/inflation/different-types-of-inflation/

Unit 2: Comparative UK macro data

Thanks to Sky's Ed Conway for this comparative tool

http://news.sky.com/story/1177750/conways-console-the-recovery-where-you-live

Unit 1: Actions to reduce information failure regarding smoking

A sobering and informative clip from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25145548#

Unit 1: Glossary

Thanks to tutor2u for this, but for my students, DONT TREAT THIS AS GOSPEL as it's not OCR specific

https://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/unit-1-economics-markets-revision-glossary