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Health, physical & mental • 04 May 23
How is the cost of living crisis affecting public health?
Banks & financial markets • 04 Sep 23
Why did the global financial crisis of 2007-09 happen?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 20 May 24
Which taxes are best and worst for growth?
Prices & interest rates • 07 Mar 24
Why have insurance premiums gone up so much?
Energy & climate change • 24 May 22
Why are UK energy prices rising?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 11 Sep 23
What explains the gender division of labour and how can it be redressed?
Families & households • 19 Oct 21
Does rent control work?
Families & households • 02 Mar 23
How does the housing market affect financial and economic stability?
Pensions, savings & investment • 06 Jun 24
Can the UK afford the triple lock on state pensions?
Prices & interest rates • 11 Nov 21
How has inflation behaved during the pandemic?
Banks & financial markets • 15 Oct 20
How is coronavirus affecting the insurance industry?
Attitudes, media & governance • 19 May 21
What is the likely impact of advertising restrictions on obesity?
Health, physical & mental • 28 May 20
What are the effects of recessions on health?
Families & households • 24 Apr 24
What are the effects of paid family leave programmes in the United States?
Business, big & small • 28 Jul 22
How is the cost of living crisis affecting retailers and their customers?
Productivity & growth • 14 Mar 24
How can the UK revive its ailing productivity?
Prices & interest rates • 19 Jul 23
How does inflation affect mortgages in light of rising interest rates?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 08 Nov 21
What might be the effects of a four-day working week?
Energy & climate change • 21 Oct 21
How are agricultural economies affected by climate change?
Families & households • 20 Apr 23
Why should we invest in early childhood education and care?
Families & households • 02 Oct 23
How can UK policy-makers make homes more affordable?
Business, big & small • 14 Dec 23
How is consumer spending around Christmas 2023 likely to affect retailers?
Families & households • 10 Apr 24
How can we tackle the UK’s housing crisis?
Families & households • 12 Jul 22
How will the reversal of Roe v. Wade affect American women?
Families & households • 27 Feb 23
How does the housing market affect UK productivity?
Inequality & poverty • 06 Jun 22
What explains the UK’s racial wealth gap?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 15 Feb 24
What would be the effects of abolishing or reforming inheritance tax?
Energy & climate change • 29 Nov 22
How are rising energy prices affecting the UK economy?
Inequality & poverty • 08 Sep 22
How might the cost of living crisis affect long-term poverty?
Schools, universities & training • 29 Oct 24
UK higher education finance: what’s the problem and what can be done?
Data stories • 10 Jun 21
How does the Cornish economy compare with the rest of the UK?
Families & households • 28 Jun 23
What’s been happening in the UK’s housing market in the first half of 2023?
Attitudes, media & governance • 12 Aug 24
Does success in the Olympic Games boost public participation in sport?
Schools, universities & training • 15 Jun 23
Which educational policies are most effective for equalising opportunities?
Families & households • 31 Aug 22
Does access to abortion vary across the UK?
Schools, universities & training • 26 Sep 22
US student debt forgiveness: should the UK follow suit?
Pensions, savings & investment • 17 Apr 24
Should the state pension age go up in countries with ageing populations?
Inequality & poverty • 09 Sep 20
How has lockdown affected children with special educational needs?
Inequality & poverty • 09 Jul 24
What has happened to child poverty in the UK over the last 30 years?
Recession & recovery • 05 Oct 23
Who suffered most from economic uncertainty early in the Covid-19 pandemic?
Business, big & small • 25 Mar 25
Fast fashion: what are the true costs?
Crime & policing • 02 Nov 23
How does crime against expectant mothers affect their children’s health?
Nations, regions & cities • 26 Mar 24
Population ageing and decline: what policies might mitigate the downsides?
Charities & volunteering • 22 Dec 21
How has Covid-19 affected charitable giving?
Schools, universities & training • 01 Nov 23
How does compulsory school attendance affect youth violence?
Recession & recovery • 15 Dec 20
What has happened to consumer spending during the Covid-19 crisis?
Inequality & poverty • 27 Jul 21
What different ways can policy-makers address inequality?
Pensions, savings & investment • 27 Mar 23
What are the implications of removing the pensions lifetime allowance?
Schools, universities & training • 03 Sep 20
Should we stop using predicted A-level grades in university applications?
Prices & interest rates • 23 Jun 20
How has coronavirus affected prices in the supermarket?

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