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    Rising levels of the US inflation rate threatens economies globally with recession
    • Apr 13
    • 2 min

    Rising levels of the US inflation rate threatens economies globally with recession

    Consumer price index inflation levels have reached new worrying levels of a 40 year high. US consumer prices rose by 8.5% in March (a...
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    Will Rishi Sunaks Exchequership earn him the position of Prime Minister?
    • Apr 11
    • 2 min

    Will Rishi Sunaks Exchequership earn him the position of Prime Minister?

    Rishi Sunak (or rather his wife) has had a rough time as of late. His personal finances have been under intense scrutiny, something many...
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    Student loan reforms will perpetuate inequality, IFS report says
    • Apr 11
    • 2 min

    Student loan reforms will perpetuate inequality, IFS report says

    A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (a think-tank) has suggested that the new government reforms to the student loan system will...
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    Effectiveness of Policies Promoting Growth and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Apr 10
    • 5 min

    Effectiveness of Policies Promoting Growth and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Economic growth is measured by GDP growth and by the productive potential of an economy, whereas economic development is seen through...
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    US labour market recovers from high unemployment caused by Covid-19
    • Apr 6
    • 3 min

    US labour market recovers from high unemployment caused by Covid-19

    Last month in the US, records show that there was job growth of 431,000 as people are increasingly able to return to their old jobs or...
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    Will the UK economy survive spiking infection rates again?
    • Apr 6
    • 2 min

    Will the UK economy survive spiking infection rates again?

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, millions of workers have been working from the confines of the home. Recently, lowering cases have...
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    Is Free Speech a prerequisite for Truth?
    • Apr 5
    • 7 min

    Is Free Speech a prerequisite for Truth?

    There’s been a lot of talk surrounding free speech in the past decade. The development of websites such as Twitter, Instagram, and...
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    Singapore and Switzerland, How do they differ?
    • Apr 4
    • 3 min

    Singapore and Switzerland, How do they differ?

    Switzerland and Singapore may, at least on the surface, appear completely different nations. One is surrounded by sea, the other has...
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    ECB under pressure to act as Eurozone inflation reaches record highs
    • Apr 4
    • 3 min

    ECB under pressure to act as Eurozone inflation reaches record highs

    Inflation within the Eurozone peaked at an all-time high of 7.5% compared with prices in March 2021, placing the European Central Bank...
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    Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, and Unrecognised States
    • Apr 3
    • 8 min

    Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, and Unrecognised States

    The shock of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February and its subsequent campaign has seen international attention...
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    Protectionist Measures and their Impact on the Global Economy
    • Apr 3
    • 4 min

    Protectionist Measures and their Impact on the Global Economy

    Protectionist measures are restrictions on free trade in the form of tariffs, quotas, government subsidies and other non-tariff barriers....
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    Madness to turn to fossil fuels because of Ukraine War
    • Apr 1
    • 2 min

    Madness to turn to fossil fuels because of Ukraine War

    The invasion of Ukraine has seen rapid rises in the prices of coal, oil and gas as countries scramble to replace Russian sources. UN...
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    Is it time for a National Maximum wage?
    • Mar 30
    • 5 min

    Is it time for a National Maximum wage?

    Across the world, more than 100 countries have an enforced national minimum wage (“How are minimum wages set?”, n.d.). Not only do they...
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    What is being done about the UK Energy Crisis?
    • Mar 30
    • 2 min

    What is being done about the UK Energy Crisis?

    Recently, Uk’s business secretary has proposed tripling the supply of solar panels and doubling onshore wind power by 2030, which offers...
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    UK credit card debts reach record highs as consumers attempt to retain living standards
    • Mar 29
    • 3 min

    UK credit card debts reach record highs as consumers attempt to retain living standards

    A recent report from the Financial Times shows that UK credit card debts have climbed to record highs as consumers have attempted to...
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    History of Keynesianism in the United Kingdom
    • Mar 28
    • 3 min

    History of Keynesianism in the United Kingdom

    Anybody who has done even a shallow analysis of economics knows who John Maynard Keynes is. As one of the most influential economists and...
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    Retail sales fall unexpectedly in Great Britain as cost of living crisis worsens
    • Mar 28
    • 2 min

    Retail sales fall unexpectedly in Great Britain as cost of living crisis worsens

    Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed that retail sales in Britain fell unexpectedly in February, raising concerns over...
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    Human Rights Act Reform Consultation
    • Mar 26
    • 7 min

    Human Rights Act Reform Consultation

    In the Conservative Party’s 2019 general election manifesto, Boris Johnson pledged, in the area of the protection of democracy, to:...
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    End to US Tariffs on UK Steel
    • Mar 26
    • 2 min

    End to US Tariffs on UK Steel

    The US and the UK have finally agreed upon a deal to end Trump-era tariffs imposed on British steel and aluminium imports into the US, on...
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    Why the Federal Reserve needs to move “expeditiously” towards tighter monetary policy
    • Mar 25
    • 3 min

    Why the Federal Reserve needs to move “expeditiously” towards tighter monetary policy

    Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States, has recently stated that he believes the Federal Reserve needs to move...
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