How can we make washing machines last?
A common question about the nature of consumer appliances asks to what extent are they built to last?
Tesla takes stake in a nickel mine
Tesla has made an interesting move to secure its nickel supplies, taking a stake in a New Caledonian nickel mine.
Wave Power Could Be Energy's Next Big Leap
This Bloomberg clip looks at a largely untapped renewable resource - wave power.
Economics Weekly Quiz (2021 Budget Special) - 5 March 2021
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Perspectives on the 2021 Budget
One important aspect of the 2021 budget was Sunak's decision to freeze (from April 2022) income-tax thresholds.
The 2021 Budget at a Glance
This article by the Guardian summarises Rishi Sunak's 2021 budget that includes an extension to the furlough scheme until September as well as £5bn in restart grants to help businesses recover from...
Joe Biden voices support of workers' right to join unions
Joe Biden has implicitly voiced his support for Amazon workers in Alabama to be able to choose whether or not they want to join a trade union.
Economists back from the dead!
Wow! Olivier Simard-Casanova, data scientist and economist uses AI to bring some famous economists back to life!
Why is coconut oil so expensive?
This clip looks at why coconut oil is 12 times more expensive than ordinary oils.
Zero waste movement spreads across London
The circular economy in action! This Reuters clip highlights a new initiative in London to push zero waste economic activity.
The 2021 Budget - Sunak faces tough fiscal challenges
This Newsnight report looks at the prospects for the Budget in 2021, with clear identification of the stresses that face the UK economy.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 26 Feb 2021
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Jump in the number of women on UK corporate boards
Heartening news from the UK's boardrooms with the news of increased gender equality.
Apple's Acquisition Spree
A remarkable insight from Apple CEO Tim Cook revealing that Apple has bought a new company every month in the past six years.
Young hit hardest by Covid-19 job losses
Labour market data released by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) today shows that the under-25s accounted for more than half of those without jobs in the three months to December of last year.
Can we avoid an economic Long Covid?
The BBC's Faisal Islam reflects upon the pace at which lockdown is being eased and wonders about whether it might prolong the economic agony.
Development economics: UK private lenders urged to join relief effort for developing countries
As Boris Johnson takes charge of the G7 summit, campaigners are urging him to ensure UK private lenders (who own 30% of debt of countries under the G20 relief initiative) join international debt...
Gig Economy - Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers not self-employed (Updated)
Big news in the gig economy as the UK Supreme Court has decided that Uber drivers are not self-employed contractors but employees.
Supply side: UK to launch new 'high risk' science agency
This is a great example of an interventionist supply side policy from the UK government to try and encourage technological progress and strengthen the UK economy's productivity and supply side.
Economics Weekly Quiz - 19 Feb 2021
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