What is inflation

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/introduction-to-macroeconomics-inflation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_7420d164b7a8dffc29eb166a6211a0b7&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Introduction%20to%20Macroeconomics%20Inflation

UK economy 2026

 Data charts from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyprjddgj3o

Aggregate Demand; the formula explained

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSU_dlZKcXU

Technological progress

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb1vG1CLaWA&t=77s

Who's in the labour force?

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJldM6-WAQE&t=103s

Adam Smith's thinking explained

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6c9JQr_rDw

Cap and trade explained and problems

 Thanks to the Economist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ych9oDtk0&t=35s

US and Japan take action to prop up yen

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglj1pr0wjwo

Weekly hours worked per adult

https://econfix.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/work-and-income.png

 

Changing education....

A supply side policy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4k2djd5qpo

Lindt's Easter Bunnies

 .....appear to have a price elastic demand https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74gxj937mmo

£2 bus fares

 Maximum pricing combined with subsidies; thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz64l78n5vpo

July 2026: INflation falls to 2.6%

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4xj8j5vjo

Absolute advantage

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/new-zealand-and-india-fta-absolute-advantage/

Is this fine a deterent and will they now obey the law?

 Or is it just a cost of production https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07ylddnvmyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

How much do countries spend on Health Care?

 https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/public-health-expenditure-share-gdp?country=~GBR

Changing economy structure in NZ

 A clear path https://econfix.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nz-economy-1900-2024.png

Youth unemployment rate and what can be done to reduce it

 Use the 10 year chart https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/youth-unemployment-rate to see the problem then watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF8js3XfwKk for some potential solutions

An island goes totally renweable in terms of energy

 Thanks to the FT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmp8yQCPTBI&t=241s

Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wyxvqdx1zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Five Key UK Supply-Side Policies in 2026

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9lkYSabrBA

Policies to Tackle Youth Unemployment

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF8js3XfwKk

An action to stop fires in waste facilities?

 Put a £5 deposit on vapes is the idea https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4vqex028o

Falling consumer confidence

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/11/uk-households-brace-cost-of-living-crisis-pwc-survey-consumer-confidence and https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/uk-braces-for-price-rises-driven-by-iran-war-as-economic-confidence-plummets

National debt explained in 60 seconds

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRuPtED8lw&t=70s

Changing consumer tastes: Pubs closing

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d355nw7jzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

India has splurged billions on metro trains. But where are the commuters?

 Is this a case of government failure? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g833128vlo

Vets: Market failure and government intervention

 Thganks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEmAujzxod8&t=106s

Nearly a million 16-24 year-old NEETS

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62gzl2yl24o

Annual working hours over time in differnt countries

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-working-hours-per-worker?country=GBR~DEU~USA~FRA

 

Inflation Jan 2026

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvg251g25yo

Junk food advert ban comes into effect

 Thanks to Sky https://news.sky.com/story/junk-food-advert-ban-comes-into-effect-with-soft-drinks-cereal-and-chocolate-to-be-included-13490582 and tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d8G3aHYvHQ

Rising UK unemployment

 Dec 2025 from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98nqe0m008o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Budget 2025

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/2025-budget-breakdown-fiscal-policy-tax-rises-i-uk-economy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_f3d2de17fd018059843981a08c262313&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=2025%20Budget%20Breakdown%20%20Fiscal%20Policy%20%20Tax%20Rises%20I%20UK%20Economy

and the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4w44w42j5o

AI replaces workers

 Thanks to the FT https://www.google.com/search?q=hp+to+shed+workers&oq=hp+to+shed+workers&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRifBdIBCDQ3NzJqMGozqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2578f915,vid:dCHywZFade4,st:0

Sugar tax extended

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/market-failure-the-uk-extend-sugar-tax/

Minimum wage increase

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn41v89xq4go

Rising youth unemployment

 Thanks to the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/15/ai-covid-and-taxes-what-is-behind-steep-rise-in-youth-unemployment

Market failure: Government bans wet wipes

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sye_ElWHaY&t=26s

The Welsh government goes big

 Is this the solution to the parking problem? Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04gpp4w0rdo

S&D Coffee prices rise

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/coffee-prices-surge/

Overtourism and negative externalities

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/overtourism-and-negative-externalities-2/

central planning; Russia's Max

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZB1kKAfinM

Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdgAMBKRms and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgvywyev1do

Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xe5l4mn5o

Declining vaccine uptake: Why

 It looks as though it's a case of information failure https://news.sky.com/video/rising-measles-cases-whats-behind-the-decline-in-vaccine-rates-13396124

Energy drinks to be banned for under 16s

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZkWLxxjm4I&t=71s (video) and (article)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c707074qdnko

Falling demand for Crocs

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0dl333e0go

France to ban smoking in public spaces

 Thanks to Aljazeera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FtnYgxP6B4

Cow tax in Denmark

 Thanks to the Euronews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf8JhK2n654

Cleaning the Yangtse; reducing market failure

 Thanks to Aljazeera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2nIdxQ0ZLE&t=100s

Minimum wage rates across Europe

 The second diagram is particularly good https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-europes-minimum-wages-adjusted-for-living-costs/

Consumer price index, 1960 to 2023 in various countries

 Great graphic to play around with https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumer-price-index

Why has the price of rice been rising in Japan

 The BBC explains https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c3wdj9wvlp1o

Government spending for the East of England

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvkgxjr0ryo

Maximum pricing and subsidies to reduce the market failure for bus travel

Thanks to tutor2u for this great 2 sided summary https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/economic-pros-and-cons-of-the-uks-3-bus-fare-cap-extension?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_089d06acf002faf6f8bfdad003cf540e&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economic%20Pros%20and%20Cons%20of%20the%20UKs%203%20Bus%20Fare%20Cap%20Extension

Actions to reduce smoking in Australia

 Great article from the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/11/tobacco-excise-isnt-making-australians-smoke-less-and-should-be-frozen-to-curb-black-market-economists-say showing the possibibility of Government failure

A downside of American tariffs for Boeing

 https://www.voronoiapp.com/markets/Boeing-737-American-Made-but-Globally-Sourced-4949

Sizewell C: A supply side policy

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr3nd5zy6o

Global energy consumption by source

 A  graph you can move your cursor over to gather numbers from tutor2u  https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/data-starter-global-primary-energy-consumption-1800-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_cb7a1d5d7279f0ac5697e1b85b7c57f7&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Data%20Starter%20Global%20primary%20energy%20consumption%201800-2023

 Consumer confidence in action https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4vzpggkjno

Monetary policy

 Thanks to the BBC

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy as fat-loss jabs boom

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvqv247gd7o

YED application

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1f5_6yHbY

Explaining the Economics Behind E-Cigarettes, Rational Behaviour & UK Government Policy

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B55Kue-szF8&t=3s

Inflation and real wages

 Using https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-u-s-food-prices-have-surged-since-2021/

a) Explain whather real wages have increased or decreased over the 4 year time period

b) Given the huge increase in egg proices, what must be true about the weight allocatred to eggs when computtating the CPI.

c) how could you use this data to suggest to someone how to spend their nominal income to increase their real income

What is a tariff?

 Thanks to the BBC (video half way down) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m90jjewd7o

Changes to the inflation basket

 Thanks to tutor2u (vid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13yKZIIF7D4&t=3s and the BBC (article) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kgr0ryd5xo 

How changing interest rates effect a country's currency

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70bhsSVKqWA&t=1s

Government spending to improve wellbeing

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/spending-government-money-to-improve-wellbeing/

Measuring unemployment

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iG5YuG9Tgg&t=336s

National debt

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2HGPD6gvQ&t=74s

How much does the government borrow?

 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02812/

Mean v median incomes

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmdgmSUfeLQ&t=119s

Progressive and regressive taxes explained

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEeexuF1-s4&t=118s

2024 UK balance of trade figures

 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02815/

Rising rents; S&D in action

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=685CMLbr90Q&t=264s

Aluminium and plastic; close substitutes?

 Thanks to the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/12/coca-cola-says-trump-tariffs-could-force-it-to-increase-use-of-plastic-in-us

Tax and fiscal drag

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0hYbLhBYxI&t=3s

The causes of recent inflation

 The first 10 mins or so of this from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5xjl

Why is economic growth so low and what can the government do about it?

 Thanks to tutor2uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcW_T4ZHTsQ&t=1s

information failure and the return of measles

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99n18zlzg3o

Changes in the basket of goods

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12196322

Guarenteed traing for youngsters

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxwv3n87g4o

Taxing vapes

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/vape-tax-2026-can-higher-prices-deter-youth-from-vaping?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_946167458d70aea6db268efc890f2a3d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Vape%20Tax%202026%20Can%20Higher%20Prices%20Deter%20Youth%20from%20Vaping

How buying cocaine helps increase GDP

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cv2g7gygr69o

Economic inactivity data

 https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inactivity-rate

Guinness shortage

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/guinness-gen-z-and-the-economics-of-a-foamy-frenzy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Guinness%20Gen%20Z%20and%20the%20Economics%20of%20a%20Foamy%20Frenzy

The Economics of Tourist Taxes

 The micro and macro effects from tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/mini-case-study-the-economics-of-tourist-taxes?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Case%20Study%20The%20Economics%20of%20Tourist%20Taxes

2023 trade data

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/mini-case-study-the-geographical-pattern-of-uk-trade-in-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Weekly%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_861eea8091cad25b899b5465028965b9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Case%20Study%20The%20Geographical%20Pattern%20of%20UK%20Trade%20in%202023

Higher fines if you don't pick up your dog mess

https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/get-a-cat-or-a-goldfish-if-you-won-t-pick-up-after-your-dog-9393468/

Polltion blankets Delhi and Lahore

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unwjik-Tk2A&t=180s and tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/delhis-deadly-air-a-breathless-economy-suffocates-under-the-weight-of-negative-externalities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_b5c80afe0b74a0ef90a67799fa33c745&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Delhis%20Deadly%20Air%20A%20Breathless%20Economy%20Suffocates%20Under%20the%20Weight%20of%20Negative%20Externalities

The Economic Toll of the UK’s Junk Food Addiction

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/from-fries-to-fiscal-crisis-the-economic-toll-of-the-uks-junk-food-addiction?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_642fd56161228c4165dad1c32af62a4d&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=From%20Fries%20to%20Fiscal%20Crisis%20The%20Economic%20Toll%20of%20the%20UKs%20Junk%20Food%20Addiction

Dynamic pricing: S&D in action

 Tghanks to the FT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W00ALu-N9Sw

Bus price cap to be raised

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0l99xz719o

Disposable vapes to be banned from June

 So reports the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7n3zyp114o and https://www.circularonline.co.uk/videos/why-is-the-uk-banning-disposable-vapes/ and https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/vape-ban-england-takes-aim-at-disposable-culture-to-save-environment-and-public-health?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_a565f756245b78d426b50d0086604454&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Vape%20Ban%20England%20Takes%20Aim%20at%20Disposable%20Culture%20to%20Save%20Environment%20and%20Public%20Health

Could an extra Tobacco Tax Revolutionise UK Public Health Funding?

 Thanks to tutor2u https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/could-an-extra-tobacco-tax-revolutionise-uk-public-health-funding?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog&utm_content=Daily%20tutor2u%20Economics%20blog+CID_11685895cd7deccc83e95046ac2bfcba&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Could%20an%20extra%20Tobacco%20Tax%20Revolutionise%20UK%20Public%20Health%20Funding

Aston Martin cut production

 Why? To maintain their selling price and eliminate the excess demand in the market. Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qvy913012o

How a change in interest rates effects a mortgage calculator

 Thanks to the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57764601

Will tariffs work?

 Thanks to econfix https://econfix.wordpress.com/category/trade/