Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887

UK imports and exports in six charts

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41413558

Jaffa cakes shrinkflation!!!!

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/jaffa-cakes-boxes-shrink-this-is-an-outrage-11054263

Demerit good: The price of cigarettes across European countries 2017

https://www.statista.com/chart/11230/europes-most-expensive-cigarettes/

Gender pay gap: Women managers earn £12k less than fellow men, study finds

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/women-managers-earn-12k-less-than-fellow-men-11052601

Human Capital: Definition and importance

Thanks to economicshelp
https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/26076/economics/human-capital-definition-and-importance/

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/

Supply side policy: Macron initiates labour market reforms in France

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/macro-initiates-labour-market-reforms?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%201st%20September%202017&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%201st%20September%202017+CID_56678dc7c42c98d8bbba468b42022b25&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Macron%20initiates%20labour%20market%20reforms%20This%20is%20potentially%20an%20important%20juncture%20for%20supply-side%20policies%20in%20the%20French%20economy%20as%20Macron%20announces%20plans%20to%20improve%20the%20flexibility%20of%20the%20French%20labour%20market%20Union%20opposition%20is%20more