Information on "Economic Indicators" and "United Kingdom"
December 2012
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14 Dec 2012
Armed Forces Redundancies
Author: Louisa Brooke-Holland
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The paper discusses the reduction in size and reorganisation of the British armed forces. More on «Armed Forces Redundancies» -
14 Dec 2012
EU Annual Budget
Author: Grahame Allen
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note sets out the main principles that determine the shape and size of the UK's European Union (EU) Budget for the period 2007-2013. More on «EU Annual Budget»
July 2012
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11 Jul 2012
The UK’s Vision for Tackling Climate Change
Author: Edward Davey, Bernice Lee
Publisher: Chatham House
This is a transcript of a discussion on the UK’s strategy to combat climate change with Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. More on «The UK’s Vision for Tackling Climate Change»
May 2012
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29 May 2012
Inflation: The Value of the Pound 1750-2011
Author: Grahame Allen
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper presents a price index covering the period 1750 to 2011 and illustrates the changing purchasing power of the pound over the long-term. More on «Inflation: The Value of the Pound 1750-2011»
December 2011
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29 Dec 2011
Heating Oil and Other Off-Gas Grid Heating
Author: Patsy Richards, Paul Bolton
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note discusses the findings of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation into rising UK oil prices during the winter of 2010/2011 in the off-grid energy market. More on «Heating Oil and Other Off-Gas Grid Heating»
August 2011
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4 Aug 2011
Interest Rates and Inflation
Author: Grahame Allen
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note provides data on the interest rate decisions of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) – the measure of inflation chosen as the Bank of England’s inflation target. More on «Interest Rates and Inflation» -
4 Aug 2011
Housing Benefit: Implications of the June 2010 Budget and October 2010 Spending Review
Author: Wendy Wilson
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note outlines the measures aimed at reducing UK Housing Benefit expenditure set out in the June 2010 Budget and the October 2010 Spending Review, together with comment and an assessment of the impact of those measures. More on «Housing Benefit: Implications of the June 2010 Budget and October 2010 Spending Review» -
4 Aug 2011
Local Government: Transparency Agenda
Author: Keith Parry
Publisher: House of Commons Library
In June 2010, UK government ministers announced a program for greater transparency in local government which included encouraging councils to publish details of all items of expenditure over £500 online, a move that would unleash an “army of armchair... More on «Local Government: Transparency Agenda»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Can Aid Work? Written Testimony Submitted to the House of Lords
Author: Owen Barder
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
The main body of this essay comprises written testimony that the author, Owen Barder, submitted to Britain’s House of Lords in response to a question about the effectiveness of foreign aid. More on «Can Aid Work? Written Testimony Submitted to the House of Lords» -
Jul 2011
The International Transmission of Euro Area Monetary Policy Shocks
Author: Nils Jannsen, Melanie Klein
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper analyzes the international transmission effects of euro area monetary policy shocks in to other western European countries, namely the UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. More on «The International Transmission of Euro Area Monetary Policy Shocks»
