The EU and the UK

Thanks to economicshelp for these 2 posts
How much he EU costs the UK
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/20209/economics/how-much-does-the-eu-cost-the-uk/
and, to misquote The Clash: Should we stay or should we go
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/20233/euro/should-uk-stay-in-eu-or-leave-personal-view/

Collusion

Thanks to tutor2u for the link to the Guardian article on collusion between model agencies and their revision video
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/a-model-example-of-collusion?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2026th%20May%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2026th%20May%202016+CID_62a3cbd082576dcc7595fb016d234baf&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=A%20Model%20Example%20of%20Collusion%20In%20what%20is%20regarded%20as%20one%20of%20the%20first%20examples%20of%20alleged%20price-fixing%20in%20the%20creative%20services%20industry%20the%20Competition%20and%20Markets%20Authority%20has%20launched%20an%20investigation%20into%20collusion%20in

Hysteresis

Thanks to economicshelp for this summary
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/20144/concepts/hysteresis/

Negative externalities from South African coal mines and coal fired power stations

A sobering report from Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/fighting-to-breathe-in-emalahleni%3A-south-africas-coal-problem/4903998751001

Immigration and housing

Thanks to economicshelp for this
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/20107/housing/immigration-and-housing/

Economic predictions of Brexit

Thanks to economicshelp for this summary
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/20024/economics/economic-predictions-of-brexit/

Information failure in food?

You decide
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36356756

Competition concerns in the gaming industry: Ladbrokes and Coral merger

Thanks to Sky for this story
http://news.sky.com/story/1699184/ladbrokes-and-coral-may-have-to-sell-400-shops

Plain packaging comes to the UK

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1699123/new-cigarette-packaging-rules-come-into-force
http://news.sky.com/story/1698790/tobacco-firms-lose-court-challenge-over-packaging
and tutor2u
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/new-cigarette-packaging-regulations-comes-in-to-force-today?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2021st%20May%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Sat%2021st%20May%202016+CID_ad60ee06a31cd923ce9c770aa742219f&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=New%20cigarette%20packaging%20regulations%20comes%20in%20to%20force%20today%20New%20regulations%20on%20cigarette%20packaging%20and%20other%20restrictions%20within%20the%20cigarette%20market%20comes%20in%20to%20force%20today%20Click%20here%20for%20the%20Sky%20News%20article%20on%20the%20regulations%20and%20here%20for

Super size cruise liners: Why so big?

Lots of economics in this story from Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1697334/harmony-of-the-seas-sails-into-southampton

US tariffs on Chinese steel imports

.....reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1697986/us-raises-tax-on-chinese-steel-imports-by-522-percent

Ad bans to curb obesity?

They could be on the way, reports Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1695285/childhood-obesity-targeted-in-food-ad-crackdown

Migration as a supply side policy

Increased labour force in Austria reports Aljazeera
http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/austria-puts-refugees-to-work-to-boost-economy/4889936892001

Minimum Wage

Thanks to economicshelp for this
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/430/labour-markets/minimum-wage-for-16-18-year-olds/
and the BBC for this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35943133

Trade Deficit Biggest Since 2008

Thanks to Ch4 for this
http://news.sky.com/story/1693555/uk-first-quarter-trade-deficit-biggest-since-2008

Impact of increase in female labour market participation

Thanks to economicshelp for this
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/19315/labour-markets/impact-of-increase-in-female-labour-market-participation/

The price of a penny

Great example of supply and demand in action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36257107

Minimum wage: Why it's worked

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/why-the-minimum-wage-worked

Youth Unemployment in Spain

Thanks to tutor2u for this
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/youth-unemployment-in-spain?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%203rd%20May%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Tue%203rd%20May%202016+CID_196393b799e21f5da34d34e8da245551&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Youth%20Unemployment%20in%20Spain%20I%20have%20used%20this%20superb%202015%20news%20report%20from%20Channel%204s%20Matt%20Frei%20when%20teaching%20the%20economics%20of%20youth%20unemployment%20He%20visits%20a%20small%20town%20outside%20of%20Madrid%20where%20the%20majority

Cigarette plain packaging

...would seem to be on its way after this final European court ruling
http://news.sky.com/story/1689992/tobacco-firms-lose-plain-packet-challenge