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Public spending, taxes & debt

News • 29 Apr 22

Northern Ireland’s election
Health, physical & mental • 29 Apr 22

How can the Northern Irish healthcare system be fixed?
Nations, regions & cities • 21 Apr 22

How might Scottish independence affect Northern Ireland’s economy?
Nations, regions & cities • 02 Mar 22

What would be the central economic issues around independence for Wales?
Data stories • 15 Feb 22

UK public finances: what do the latest data tell us?
Nations, regions & cities • 14 Feb 22

Update: How is Scotland’s economy faring in the pandemic?
Nations, regions & cities • 09 Feb 22

Levelling up: what might it mean for Scotland?
Nations, regions & cities • 01 Feb 22

What is devolution, how is it changing and where might it go next?
Nations, regions & cities • 28 Jan 22

How might an independent Scotland build fiscal capacity?
Banks & financial markets • 25 Jan 22

What new institutions of economic policy would an independent Scotland need?
Nations, regions & cities • 24 Jan 22

Scottish independence: what are the big economic questions?
Banks & financial markets • 11 Jan 22

Should central banks develop their own digital currencies?
Health, physical & mental • 14 Dec 21

Update: How might changes to social care funding affect different service users?
Health, physical & mental • 24 Nov 21

Update: How is the Covid-19 crisis affecting the NHS?
Energy & climate change • 15 Nov 21

How can we make green growth fair?
Energy & climate change • 13 Oct 21

Is the UK on track to meet its climate commitments?
Energy & climate change • 11 Oct 21

What are the likely costs of the transition to a sustainable economy?
News • 01 Oct 21

Carelessness costs
Health, physical & mental • 28 Sep 21

What is the economic logic of using test and trace to fight Covid-19?
Health, physical & mental • 22 Sep 21

What are the main options for reforming adult social care in England?
Prices & interest rates • 16 Aug 21

Does Covid-19 change the value of vaccines?
Health, physical & mental • 02 Aug 21

How do vaccines affect the risks we face and the way we behave?
Inequality & poverty • 27 Jul 21

What different ways can policy-makers address inequality?
Recession & recovery • 15 Jun 21

Will inflation take off in the UK?
Health, physical & mental • 09 Jun 21

Frontline stories: NHS
Health, physical & mental • 17 May 21

Why should we care about obesity?
Lessons from history • 01 May 21

What is the economic legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles?
Prices & interest rates • 31 Mar 21

What will be the impact of changes in the US monetary policy framework?
Inequality & poverty • 17 Mar 21

What are the implications of Covid-19 for wealth inequality?
News • 05 Mar 21

Budget talk
Business, big & small • 14 Jan 21

Have government policies helped small firms cope with coronavirus?
Pensions, savings & investment • 16 Dec 20

UK household wealth tripled in 20 years: where did it all come from?
News • 11 Dec 20

Taxes, vaxxes and exes
News • 27 Nov 20

(Mis)understanding economics
Aid & international development • 14 Oct 20

How might costly sovereign debt default in emerging economies be averted?
Health, physical & mental • 27 Sep 20

How prepared was the NHS for coronavirus?
Health, physical & mental • 13 Sep 20

What will coronavirus mean for self-sufficiency in nurse numbers?
Aid & international development • 08 Sep 20

How does lockdown affect firms in developing countries?
Nations, regions & cities • 07 Sep 20

How is coronavirus affecting local government finances?
Schools, universities & training • 25 Aug 20

How is coronavirus affecting the finances of UK universities?
Nations, regions & cities • 16 Aug 20

What are the implications of coronavirus for fiscal devolution in the UK?
Recession & recovery • 20 Jul 20

Should Modern Monetary Theory inform economic policy in the crisis?
Recession & recovery • 07 Jul 20

Is the Covid-19 recession caused by supply or demand factors?
Lessons from history • 26 Jun 20

Rebuilding after the Second World War: what lessons for today?
Charities & volunteering • 29 May 20

What are the likely effects of the crisis on charitable donations?
Energy & climate change • 28 May 20

Can policy steer us towards a greener and fairer recovery?
Lessons from history • 27 May 20

What can we learn from the past about how to pay for the crisis?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

Quantitative easing and monetary financing: what’s the difference?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

‘Monetary financing’: is it happening and what are the dangers?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 26 May 20

How does the government’s furlough scheme work?

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