Build the Evidence Base

Construct and interpret a one-page dashboard of the UK economy using the latest available data on real GDP per person, inflation, real wages, employment, productivity, and business investment, comparing recent direction with pre-pandemic levels or trends.

Annotate the economic dashboard with a causal map showing how inflation, Bank of England interest-rate decisions, and government tax and spending choices transmit to household demand, firms’ financing costs, business investment, and growth.