Current Affairs Digest

Catch up on social policy with a selection of articles you may have missed from September and October 2020. Articles this month take a look at foodbank use and care home visitation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Catch up on a selection of articles you may have missed from October and November 2020. Brexit articles this month include results from the British Social Attitudes survey, and how Australia is impacted  by the Brexit negotiations. 

Catch up on world affairs with a selection of articles you may have missed from September 2020. Articles this month include a look at the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, how an indigenous tribe in Brazil is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, and Africa's relationship with the EU. 

Catch up on economics articles you may have missed from September 2020. This month we take an in-depth look at the issue of race and economic inequality.

Catch up on articles you may have missed from the world of science. This month we look at how infants acquire language, and the rise of algorithms in the workplace.

Catch up on articles about British politics and the constitution you may have missed. This month we take a look at Welsh independence, and whether the British state is more centralised than ever before.

Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed from August and September 2020. This month we look at cooperation between France, Germany and the UK on defence issues, and the potential impact of a no deal Brexit.

Catch up on social policy articles you may have missed from August and September 2020. This month we look at the early years workforce, and the challenges facing 'generation Covid'.

Catch up on world affairs with a selection of articles you may have missed from September 2020. Articles this month include a look at modern Brazil, and how diplomats are operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This article summarises a selection of commentaries on monetary financing, which is the central bank creating money on which interest is not paid. It sets out the pros and cons of the monetary financing approach, and discusses proposals for mitigating some of the risks involved. It also considers arguments that the Bank of England’s existing policy of quantitative easing (QE) is a form of monetary financing.

Catch up on social policy articles you may have missed in June 2020, including an article on young people and the internet.

Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed in June 2020, including an article on the impact of coronavirus on Brexit.