Central bank digital currencies: Risks, not rewards
Lex Gillard discusses the potential impacts of central bank digital currency adoption, and how it provides little benefit at the cost of significant risk.
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Student loans branded “oppressive” as calls for graduate tax grow
Calls for the “doomed” student loan system to be replaced by a graduate tax are increasing as over two-fifths of people believe that the government should write off some or all student debt. John Blake resigned as Director of Fair Access at the Office for Students last month and told...
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Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan to cut energy bills
The government has announced a £15 billion ‘Warm Homes Plan’ to help millions of families benefit from solar panels and other green tech to lower their energy bills. It will provide this £15 billion to help families over the next 5 years in a bid to create a “rooftop revolution”, tripling...
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2026 Boar Resolutions
Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Britain’s fiscal time bomb: Too many pensioners, too few babies
Lex Gillard and Cianan Sheekey argue the need for Triple Lock reforms and pro-natalism to prevent our demographic crisis.
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Warwick named International Institution of the Year by UKCISA
On 19 November 2025, The University of Warwick was named the International Institution of the Year by the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) at their first #WeAreInternational Awards in London. The UKCISA is a national charity that supports and advocates for international students, providing them with advice and...
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‘Radical’ action required as half of higher education providers still face deficits
Nearly half of all higher education providers are facing a deficit this year, despite rising tuition fees and attempts to reduce costs. 124 institutions, representing 45% of those analysed by the Office for Students (OfS), are likely to post a deficit in 2025-26. This is an increase from universities’ individual...
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Britain’s sugar addiction: The silent public health crisis
Everyone understands that sugar is bad for you, but few seem to understand the extent to which it can damage you and our broader society. 84% of the UK population admits to consuming a sugary snack daily, with 79% consuming up to three every day. Worryingly, only 13% of people...
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WES: Ian Gorham on strategy, execution, and marginal gains
Lex Gillard discusses Ian Gorham's talk during Warwick Economics Summit on his time as CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown
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Labour urged to delay minimum wage reforms over growing NEET crisis
Labour is being urged to break a manifesto promise to scrap minimum wage youth rates, amid fears over record levels of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEETs). According to a report by the Resolution Foundation, there are nearly one million NEETs in the UK, with the number...
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Sanjay Raja at WES: How crises are redefining the global economy
Lex Gillard discusses what Sanjay Raja, Chief UK Economist of Deutsche Bank, detailed at a Warwick Economics Summit talk.
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Sweetcorn, sewage, and Wessex Water’s fight for the future
Lex Gillard discusses his recent internship at Wessex Water and how its impacted his opinions on the water industry.
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Starmer’s trade balancing act: Praiseworthy or pitiful?
Few figures have unintentionally taught the importance of international economics more than Donald Trump. Before his presidency, most laypeople barely understood what a tariff was, and now the front pages are full of news on trade. Keir Starmer has understood the pain tariffs can inflict on the UK, and how...
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