What’s it about?

Untangle some of the mysteries of the real world and find out about the performance of the British economy over the last 40 or so years. Latest statistics from a wide range of official sources, charts and diagrams bring contemporary economic issues to life and provide relevance to the real world. Listen to the soundbites, at the start of each chapter, for a quick overview.

Have a go!

Making sense of economic processes is not easy. Models are useful to gain an understanding of relationships between economic variables. Try out the model on this website which will allow you to change a number of key macroeconomic variables, and then gauge the effects of those changes against baseline forecasts.

A practical guide to the performance of the UK Economy and current policy issues for 'A' Level Economic and Business Studies Students.