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