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Curated Video
'A Christmas Carol': Dickens’ critique of Victorian institutions
Pupil outcome: I can explore how Dickens critiques Victorian institutions and laws in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - There was no state support available for poor Victorians; they were forced to rely on charities and...
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Understanding the poem ‘The Class Game’ by Mary Casey
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Casey presents the conflict between the ruling and the working classes. Key learning points: - Casey shows pride in her working class roots. - The poem was written when Margaret Thatcher came to power as...
Curated Video
Monopsony Labor Markets: Effects and Interventions
The video discusses the concept of a monopsony, which occurs when there is only one buyer in a market, such as the government in the public sector. The video explains the differences between the outcomes of a monopsony labor market and a...
Step Back History
Why is there no American Left Wing Party?
If there’s one thing you hear over and over again in the American political discourse, it’s socialism as a word to represent generic badness. And America indeed doesn’t appear to have a left-wing party in their political system. Many...
Curated Video
Understanding Labor Market Imperfections: Minimum Wages, Trade Unions, and Wage Discrimination
The video discusses labor-market imperfections and their effects on real-world people. It focuses on three main imperfections: minimum wages, trade unions, and wage discrimination. The video uses diagrams to explain non-binding and...
TLDR News
How Labour Will Choose Their New Leader - TLDR Explains
With Corbyn set to stand down as Leader of the Opposition in the coming months, we've begun to see the race to replace him unfold. In this video, we take a look at the process Labour use to select their leaders, and will explain how the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Does Inflation Targeting Make the Poor Poorer?
Central banks' shooting for a specific rate of inflation may seem like gospel now, but it wasn’t always that way. Mario Seccareccia, professor of economics at the University of Ottawa, traces the history of the policy from New Zealand...