Christmas News Roundup
We’ve summarised the 10 key news stories from over the Christmas break into a short digestible briefing to get you up to date with everything that has happened. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week using the button below. Politics On 6th January 2021, armed rioters stormed the US Capitol Building during the certification of the 2020 US Presidential Election … Continue reading Christmas News Roundup
Britain’s Economy: What will happen next?
The dreaded second surge has already arrived, and with that a second national lockdown in England and more measures to come in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Any hopes of a steady economic recovery have disappeared, with most analysts pointing to a deep and protracted recession (thanks to the combination of a severe supply-side and demand-side shock). This has prompted emergency action both from the … Continue reading Britain’s Economy: What will happen next?
The Wider Consequences of an Infallible Housing Market
The foundations of the British housing market have so far failed to crack under the economic strain of coronavirus. Vivid memories of the great recession where real house prices crumbled by nearly 20% meant the sector was braced for the worst as Covid 19 started to shake the world’s economies. However, whilst the country sank into its deepest recession on record and with other markets … Continue reading The Wider Consequences of an Infallible Housing Market
Why is American healthcare so expensive?
With over 200,000 deaths in the USA at the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted one of the nation’s most pressing and long-standing issues. American healthcare ranks as one of the worst in the developed world, despite the fact that the US has the highest national GDP. What factors could have caused this? We shall begin by justifying the premise that American healthcare … Continue reading Why is American healthcare so expensive?
News Briefing – 14/12/20
We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Brexit talks are to continue as the end of the transition period draws closer. Both sides are still refusing to give ground on … Continue reading News Briefing – 14/12/20
News Briefing – 7/12/20
Our apologies for the delay in publication. We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Britain has become the first country in the world to approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine after the … Continue reading News Briefing – 7/12/20
News Briefing – 30/11/20
We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics The General Services Administration, responsible for presidential transitions, has recognised Biden as the winner of the 2020 election after weeks of contentious court … Continue reading News Briefing – 30/11/20
News Briefing – 23/11/20
We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Boris Johnson has announced a 10-point plan designed to put the UK on track to hit its net zero by 2050 target ahead … Continue reading News Briefing – 23/11/20
News Briefing – 16/11/20
We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19. Trials on 43,500 people across … Continue reading News Briefing – 16/11/20
Is Johnsonism a thing – and, if so, will it mark a significant departure from Thatcherism?
Adapted for Etonomics Ever since Boris Johnson’s election in December 2019, the term ‘Johnsonism’ has appeared more and more in the media. The term suggests that Johnson’s views and beliefs can be collated into a coherent ideology in the same manner as those of Margret Thatcher (Thatcherism) and Tony Blair (Blairism). Johnson has broadly pursued moderately centrist economic policies alongside more right-wing stances on immigration … Continue reading Is Johnsonism a thing – and, if so, will it mark a significant departure from Thatcherism?
