Making economics 
Forget what's going to happen after March 29th, what are we already living with?
What do they want and will they get it?
On 15th January 2019 MPs voted on whether the UK should accept Theresa May’s deal with the EU.
Don’t go! It’s not you, it’s economics.
In 2016 we asked the UK public if they felt ‘politicians and the media talk about economics in an accessible way’.
Only 12% answered yes.
We think the subject should be clear, real and diverse. So we started the campaign for understandable economics.
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Making sense of what just happened
They can shift more stock, and even charge more, by branding their products with these buzzwords.
They send more BME students to Oxbridge than all UK state schools combined.
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Real people talking about real economics
We went to Birmingham to find out what people think of their local high street
Sun. Sea. Surfeit. Yes, we fancied a holiday, so last week we took to the exotic beaches of Hawaii to ask people for their thoughts on the economy. Here's what they said...
The Economy Team went along to the Financial Times' headquarters in London to speak to its chief economics commentator Martin Wolf and have a bit of a nose around
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Our bite-size guide to the economy around you
'Economics' is everywhere.
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What do your choices have to do with 'the economy'?
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How does the 'mini-economy' of your home work?
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What jobs are there, who gets to do them, and why?
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Where do you work, and why does it matter?
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What exactly is money, and why is it such a big deal?
Explore Your Money
How do things like class and culture affect all this?
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How does what politicians do affect the economy?
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Is 'the economy' the whole world?
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What are our economies really working towards?
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What could the future of economics mean to you?
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Economics in unexpected places
How do you change an industry that is so obviously geared towards men, to one that women can like too? We meet two women who've tried to do just that
We still think of it as a job our grandparents did – but manufacturers need millennials, the FT reports
"I feel really conflicted about the wealth we've acquired."
"There's a deeper economics, that we cannot touch on..."
DM Traylor has been homeless for four years. She records her experiences on the blog 'San Diego Homeless Survival Guide'. Below she explains some of the issues around getting and keeping a bank account...
We asked ten year olds, teenagers and a bunch of festival goers to draw an economist for us. Anyone notice a theme...?
Sometimes we can forget how simple money really is...
Your average lay can be pretty damn expensive
Religion
our monthly look at the strange places we find economics
“I'm more excited to go shopping than to church...is that bad?!”
"Everyone has a view on religion. We want to inform the debate, rather than inflame it."
“I'm more excited to go shopping than to church...is that bad?!”
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