Investment in UK – Private and Public Sector

Thanks to economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6380/economics/investment-in-uk-business-and-public-sector/

Should the chancellor have increased fuel duty?

Nice 2 sided summary from economicshelp
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/17085/taxes/the-economic-cost-of-fuel-duty-freeze/

Inflation: 2016 changes to the basket of goods

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35810466

Budget 2016 summary

From the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35824830
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35813973
and Ch4
http://news.sky.com/story/1660900/key-points-budget-announcements-at-a-glance

Sugar tax is on the way

Jamie Oliver is happy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35823870
Here  are the details
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35824338
and from Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1660913/osborne-to-levy-sugar-tax-on-soft-drinks
and this list of how much sugar is in each drink
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35831125
and more links from tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/resources-on-the-sugar-tax?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2021st%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2021st%20March%202016+CID_8dbd55a93ac46b48361aa6e5f8df17f9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Resources%20on%20the%20Sugar%20Tax%20Here%20is%20a%20selection%20of%20news%20articles%20and%20other%20resources%20on%20the%20newly%20announced%20tax%20on%20sugary%20soft%20drinks%20in%20the%20UK

How does the EU spend our money?

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/how-does-the-eu-spend-its-money-a-quick-teaching-resource?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%2015th%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%2015th%20March%202016+CID_a56dd2fe74c5eef44bcfed87f4ea4aed&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=How%20does%20the%20EU%20spend%20its%20money%20A%20quick%20teaching%20resource%20Perhaps%20you%20and%20your%20students%20are%20becoming%20a%20little%20tired%20about%20the%20EU%20referendum%20topic%20only%20101%20days%20to%20go%20until%20the%20poll%20However%20heres%20a%20quick%20teaching%20resource%20to%20stimulate

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

Thanks to the BBC for this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34448085
and more details
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35480600

Competition and Markets Authority Report on UK Energy Market (2016)

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/competition-and-markets-authority-report-on-uk-energy-market-2016?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2011th%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2011th%20March%202016+CID_e2adb60d1f2dabbf96d6dbbb4f04add0&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Competition%20and%20Markets%20Authority%20Report%20on%20UK%20Energy%20Market%202016%20This%20blog%20curates%20resources%20on%20theMarch%202016%20Competition%20and%20Markets%20Authority%20report%20into%20low%20contestability%20in%20the%20UK%20energy%20market

Non-tariff barriers to trade: Ghana

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blvxPshCDe4

UK exports

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this data
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/brexit-britains-major-export-products-and-markets?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2010th%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2010th%20March%202016+CID_f24a0734048262edcf957bfa30a91905&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Brexit%20Britains%20Major%20Export%20Products%20and%20Markets%20Here%20is%20a%20smart%20graphic%20from%20our%20friends%20at%20Statista%20According%20to%20data%20from%20the%20Office%20of%20National%20Statistics%20over%20half%20of%20British%20exports%20go%20to%20countries%20in%20the%20European

GDP lecture

Thanks to tutor2u for finding this great lecture on GDP and its relevance to a digital age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck12yaw5Tzc

ECB Acts Again To Stimulate Eurozone Economy

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1657343/ecb-acts-again-to-stimulate-eurozone-economy
and tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/has-the-ecb-shot-their-last-bazooka?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2011th%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Fri%2011th%20March%202016+CID_e2adb60d1f2dabbf96d6dbbb4f04add0&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Has%20the%20ECB%20shot%20their%20last%20bazooka%20There%20was%20a%20surprise%20monetary%20policy%20move%20by%20the%20European%20Central%20Bank%20ECB%20today%20with%20the%20announcement%20of%20extra%20quantitative%20easing%20a%20move%20to%20buying%20corporate%20as%20well%20as%20government

What are negative interest rates?

Thanks to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35777210

The price of snacks on a plane

An abuse of monoploy power? thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/snacks-on-a-plane?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%209th%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Wed%209th%20March%202016+CID_817aa50346dd916479cf5e266906c095&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Snacks%20on%20a%20plane%20Many%20of%20us%20have%20probably%20assumed%20this%20for%20years%20but%20now%20a%20study%20has%20been%20carried%20out%20showing%20just%20how%20high%20the%20profit%20margins%20are%20for%20budget%20airlines%20on%20the

Price discrimination on airline seating

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/price-discrimination-on-airline-seating?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%208th%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%208th%20March%202016+CID_55bcbbf61a862de9bd649ca5e86eb583&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Price%20discrimination%20on%20airline%20seating%20Were%20now%20used%20to%20paying%20different%20prices%20for%20air%20tickets%20depending%20on%20when%20we%20choose%20to%20book%20but%20a%20patent%20has%20been%20filed%20in%20the%20US%20for%20a%20new%20bench

Does a devaluation help the economy?

Thanks to economicshelp for this summary of the arguments
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/6991/economics/does-a-devaluation-really-help-the-economy/

The role of money in the modern economy

Thanks to tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/money-in-the-modern-economy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%201st%20March%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%201st%20March%202016+CID_98810e869ef10bbedb0d048f4c420c04&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Money%20in%20the%20modern%20economy%20This%20introductory%20video%20from%20the%20Bank%20of%20England%20provides%20a%20useful%20introduction%20to%20the%20concept%20of%20money%20and%20its%20purpose%20in%20a%20modern%20market%20economy

Income distribution in the UK

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/uk-household-income-and-inequality-where-do-you-fit-in?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2029th%20February%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Mon%2029th%20February%202016+CID_21629d140859f5743859792f8d3b0aa9&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=UK%20household%20income%20and%20inequality%20where%20do%20you%20fit%20in%20This%20new%20interactive%20graphic%20from%20the%20Office%20of%20National%20Statistics%20allows%20you%20to%20find%20out%20where%20your%20household%20%20family%20fits%20in%20the%20distribution%20of%20income%20in%20the%20UK

Reducing tax rates and increased tax revenue: The Laffer curve in action?

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1651855/osborne-urged-to-cut-tax-for-top-earners-again

Plastic Bag Firm Blames 5p Charge For Collapse

Is this an example of government failure?
Sky Plastic Bag Firm Blames 5p Charge For Collapse
BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35694164