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Laughs
Chicken nuggets no longer the thing Twitter users care about most
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Economy Team
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Entertainment
2019 is gonna be all about the ‘pet economy’
by
Economy Team
in
News
Should we be able to ‘self-identify’ as any age we want?
by
Economy Team
in
News
Taxpayers *don’t* have to pay for Treasury cat
by
Economy Team
in
News
The Catholic Church made its own version of Pokemon Go
by
Economy Team
in
News
This zoo spent tens of thousands on an enclosure and filled it with fake penguins
by
Economy Team
in
News
Costa Coffee criticised avocados. Millennials declared war.
by
Economy Team
in
News
Is the lack of right-wing comedians an example of market failure?
by
Economy Team
in
News
Take our quiz to find your perfect pet!
by
Economy Team
“You can pay me in cruises”
by
Economy Team
The press release about a possible ban on overdraft fees was pretty confusing so we de-jargoned it
by
Economy Team
in
News
Every day should be #BringYourDogToWorkDay
by
Economy Team
A Museum of Failures has just launched and yes, it does feature Trump
by
Economy Team
in
News
UKIP’s cheap chips and other weird facts about food taxes
by
Ellie Clayton
This quiz will tell you which religion suits you best
by
Economy Team
Everything you wanted to know about milk but were too afraid to ask
by
Rachel England
in
Issues
The question no-one’s asking: How will tax-evading robots react to life behind bars?
by
Dale Shaw
in
Entertainment
Robots are already taking over – we interact with them every day
by
Rachel England
in
Issues
Does being in a relationship make you richer or poorer?
by
Economy Team
The rules of your love life, as explained by romcoms
by
Vanessa Tsai
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Entertainment
‘Would you break up for ten thousand pounds?’
by
Economy Team
in
Voices
We asked Santa Claus whether he likes his job. Here’s what he said
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Saman Sadeghi Afgeh
in
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The Economy Guide to Christmas Gift Giving
by
Tom Coleman
Has the Loch Ness Monster really moved to Hull and what would this mean for Scotland’s economy?
by
Ian Aikman
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Entertainment
Call me old-fashioned, but I’d rather have coconut water out of a coconut
by
Ben Murray
We bought five of the weirdest products from Poundland, and found out some tricks of the retail trade too
by
Economy Team
Some of history’s most famous economists are exactly like Pokémon, and here’s 10 sure-fire reasons why
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Daniel Lapedus
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“I’m here to fix the economy… apparently it’s about to collapse…”
by
Economy Team
“There’s an economic storm coming, and you don’t even have your wellies!”
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Economy Team
“Any idiot” can trade in other people’s debt. John Oliver just bought $15 million… and then forgave it all
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Economy Team
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Entertainment
What does an economist look like?
by
Economy Team
Economy Laughs with Toby Williams
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Economy Team
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Entertainment
Why my habit of getting drunk every weekend really isn’t my fault
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Ioan Marc Jones
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Entertainment
“The best things in life are free” my ass. Here’s how much it costs to have sex in the UK
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Jasmine Andersson
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This is how much it’d cost to buy everything in the 12 Days of Christmas song
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Sofia Quaglia
Why people should only work six hours a day
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Ioan Marc Jones
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