teachingbusinessMar 23, 20181 minSowing the Seeds of Environmental FailureThe environmental impact of industrial scale farming is considered in this article by the Guardian. With the existence of large EU...
teachingbusinessMar 19, 20181 minGovernment Gamble on Market InterventionWith the UK Gambling Commission recommending that betting machines should not allow customers to place bets of more than £30 at a time,...
teachingbusinessMar 15, 20181 minWeChat the Government Listens!This article examines the conflict between the desire of the Chinese people to express themselves on social media platforms and the...
teachingbusinessMar 8, 20181 minA Battle of Economic IdeologiesWith Chinese influence rapidly spreading throughout the Western World, a great article from the Economist considers how Xi Jinping's...
teachingbusinessMar 5, 20181 minLondon: The Capital of Inequality!Sky News have launched a new series of articles about wealth and inequality in the UK that is essential reading for any economist. The...
teachingbusinessMar 5, 20181 minA Taxing QuestionA senior Tory peer has advocated targeting wealthy baby boomers with new taxes in an attempt to limit the growing levels of inequality...
teachingbusinessMar 4, 20181 minIs Building More Homes Really the Solution?As a teacher of Economics, this is a topic of constant debate within our lessons. There is already a plentiful supply of housing in many...
teachingbusinessMar 1, 20181 minBrexit: A 'Car Crash' in WaitingThe government have reportedly made it clear that the introduction of trade barriers between the UK and its former EU trading partners...
teachingbusinessFeb 28, 20181 minUS Tariff Increase on Chinese GoodsThe US has decided to impose a higher tariff duty on Chinese aluminium in what is likely to be seen as a move to protect American...
teachingbusinessFeb 27, 20181 minChina: Risk Averse or Sensible?In recent months the Chinese government have been restricting the activities of some of China's largest conglomerates with the intention...
teachingbusinessFeb 26, 20181 minNationalise the Railways?Given the annual hike in train fares and the increasingly poor service provided the question of nationalisation once again arises but...