Next year, 2025, is the only square year most of us will see in our lifetimes (45 x 45). The last was 1936 (44 x 44), the next is 2116 (46 x 46).

Over the past 25 years, there has been significant employment growth at the bottom of the income distribution. This is good news as employment remains a very important driver of family incomes, with working families being (on average) much richer than non-working families.

I simplified my 5 years of marketing lessons into minimalistic visuals. 1. We pay for logos, not for products.

A pretty damning first five years of Brexit, quantified here rather neatly.

Economists - to what extent is this data reliable? Always think about this question before forming your own opinions.

Evidence that the changes made in the October budget, including higher National Insurance payments, are likely to lead to higher prices in 2025. However, note that productivity improvements are likely too #aleveleconomics bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Some good news today - UK CPI Inflation in December was lower than expected, the index rose 2.5%, down from 2.7% in November. The big question is, when will the BoE next cut interest rates? #aleveleconomics

More on today’s UK inflation data. Note that core inflation also fell in December #aleveleconomics

Weak growth - but note it's still positive and some growth is better than no growth! #aleveleconomics

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The rate of UK CPI inflation was unchanged at 3.4% in May. However, food price inflation rose from 3.4% to 4.4%. This will hit low income families particularly hard and rising oil prices will add to inflationary pressures going forward #alevelecononics

The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 5-4 to cut interest rates to 4%. Find out more in our #MonetaryPolicyReport b-o-e.uk/mpr-aug-2025

Minimum wage increases since 2015 have all but ended ‘low’ pay. In 2011, 21% of workers were low paid – defined as hourly pay below two-thirds of the overall median. By April 2024 3.4% of employees were low paid on this measure. Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI

UK CPI inflation stood at 3.8% in July. However, food prices have been rising more rapidly, as this video explains. Food prices rose 4.2% in the year to August #aleveleconomics

Minimum wage increases since 2015 have all but ended ‘low’ pay. In 2011, 21% of workers were low paid – defined as hourly pay below two-thirds of the overall median. By April 2024 3.4% of employees were low paid on this measure. Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI

📈 China’s pushing the supply curve! Shanghai’s new AI innovation town wants 1,000 firms by 2030. Great real-world example for Econ students learning how government policy affects supply and market development #econtwitter thecuriouseconomist.com/shanghais-ai-b…

Are people in the UK 'over-taxed'? Dan Neidle points out that the median worker is currently paying historically low levels of tax 👇

We don't see any reason why landlords and lawyers shouldn't pay the same tax rate as their tenants and clients.

Econ nobel should go to the highest bidder if we want it to be allocated efficiently