Ryanair certainly no how to get free publicity, and although they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. You have to half-admire a company whose strategy seems to be to annoy customers as much as possible. Recently, the outspoken Ryanair Chief Michael O’Leary stated that the cost of checking in luggage to a Ryanair …
Despite a shrinkage in manufacturing and widening trade deficit, the IMF have hinted that the UK economy is beginning to emerge from one of the longest periods of economic stagnation / recession on records. They marginally increased their forecast for UK growth to 0.9% for 2013. Does the recent good news give hope to the …
In the past five years, the UK has experienced an unprecedented period of stagnant economic growth. The fall in real GDP is longer than even the great depression. Given the unusually depressed nature of the economy, what policies could the UK pursue to boost economic growth and recovery? Here are eight possible policies with their …
It’s the time of the year, where here in Oxford we see an influx of nervous Oxford interview applicants. It brings back ever-distant memories of when I had an interview for PPE back in the mid 1990s. It was quite exciting and at the same time nerve racking. My own interview was quite mixed. Politics …
Economic Cost of Cars 1. Congestion Time lost which has a monetary value Frustration Increase in pollution Increased cost of petrol 2. Pollution Unleaded petrol has helped reduce lead, but there is still a problem of carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide exacerbating global warming Also an increase in respiratory problems such as asthma 3. …
European Union For AQA Unit 4 Origins of the EU Economic Integration Single Market What it involves Efficiency of the Single Market Common Agricultural Policy Reform of the CAP Expansion of the EU Monetary Union What it involves How it affects Monetary Policy Impact of European wide inflation targeting and interest policy Arguments for Against …
Readers Question: Assess the effectiveness of the UK’s taxation structure in terms of reducing inequalities, negative externalities and unemployment. Some of the UK’s tax system is progressive. A progressive tax takes a bigger % of income from higher earners. The UK’s income tax system is progressive. In 2012-13, the tax threshold will be over £8,100 …
Readers Question: I have a question: what are the pros and cons of setting and enforcing a living wage in the uk? A living wage is an hourly wage rate considered the minimum level to provide the basic essentials of modern living. A living wage takes into account average expenses a household is likely to …