Should we tax sugary drinks?

This brilliant 2-sided summary from economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/14884/economics/sugar-tax-debate/
It seems more likely, reports the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34606732
and Ch4
http://www.channel4.com/news/introduce-sugar-tax-health-officials-tell-government
and it's being called for by Jamie Oliver
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34606732 and http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/jamie-oliver-calls-for-sugar-tax-on-soft-drinks
From tutor2u
http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/bacon-sandwich-with-sugar-anyone

Light rail in Addis: A supply side policy

Think of the impact of this on the Ethiopian economy in terms of its effect on the AS/PPF curves

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34549253

Substitutes for "normal" cigarettes in India

An interesting clip from the BBC covering several aspects of demand theory

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34485958

International trade data

Want to know the trade pattern of a country? This great source courtesy of tutor2u
https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/

Negative externalities from motoring

Scary stuff from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34461450

Trans-Pacific Partnership: What is it and what does it mean?

Nice summary from the BBC

Trans-Pacific Partnership: What is it and what does it mean?

and thanks to tutor2u for this

http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-is-sealed

Plastic bag charge comes to England

This, from Sky, explains the market failure and how the charge may reduce it

http://news.sky.com/story/1563854/confusion-over-complicated-plastic-bag-law

and the BBC shows the negative externalities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34414750
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34441674

and this shows what happened in Scotland after the charge was introduced

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34441675

5p for a plastic bag: Will that reduce the market failure?

It appears it may if the evidence from other countries is anything to go by

http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/a-nudge-to-reduce-plastic-bag-use

Cigarette butts; a negative externality

Paris aims to target offenders with fines

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34422566

The effect of a depreciating Ugandan currency

This BBC report highlights some of the difficulties and the actions open to the Central Bank of Uganda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34423847

In car smoking ban

The latest legislation to reduce the market failure associated with the cigarette market

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34402622