15 Best UK Economics Blogs to Follow in 2026

1. mainly macro

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Description Comment on macroeconomic issues. Winner of the New Statesman SPERI Prize in Political Economy 2016.
Location Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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2. Tax Research UK Blog

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Description This blog is written and managed by Richard Murphy on behalf of Tax Research LLP. He is a chartered accountant who campaigns for tax reform with the aim of relieving poverty. This makes him unusual in the world of accountancy because he argues for more tax on those who can pay (generally called the rich) and less on those who can't pay (the poor, in other words). Blog focuses on tax, accounting and political economy.MORE Email ****@taxresearch.org.uk
Location Ely, England, United Kingdom
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3. Institute of Economic Affairs Blog

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Description Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems.
Email ****@iea.org.uk
Location City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom
Facebook 42.2KTwitter 49.6K Domain Authority 64 Get Email Contact Read Now

4. National Institute of Economic and Social Research | Blog

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Description The National Institute aims to promote, through quantitative and qualitative research, a deeper understanding of the interaction of economic and social forces that affect people's lives, and the ways in which policies can improve them.MORE Email ****@niesr.ac.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Facebook 1.3KTwitter 16.5KInstagram 724 Domain Authority 61 Get Email Contact Read Now

5. Centre for Economic Policy Research

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Description Key topics covered are development, competition policy, economic history, education, energy, environment, exchange rates, financial markets, financial regulation and banking, macroeconomic policy, global economy and more. VoxEU.org - CEPR's policy portal was set up in June 2007 to promote research-based policy analysis and commentary by leading economists.MORE Email ****@voxeu.org
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Twitter 63K Domain Authority 80 Get Email Contact Read Now

6. John Kay

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Description John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists. His interests focus on the relationships between economics and business. Today his main focus is on writing and he is renowned for his ability to express complex ideas clearly and succinctly. He is a journalist for the Financial Times, a successful author, an academic and a businessman.MORE Email ****@johnkay.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Facebook 147 Domain Authority 52 Get Email Contact Read Now

7. The Enlightened Economist Blog

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Description On The Enlightened Economist Blog, Diane Coyle writes about banks, behavioral capitalism, financial crisis, financial markets, GDP, globalization, inequality, and political economy. Diane is a Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and founded the consultancy Enlightenment Economics.MORE Email ****@enlightenmenteconomics.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Twitter 63.4K Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact Read Now

8. Notayesmanseconomics's Blog

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Description Blog by Shaun Richards. I am an independent economist who studied at the London School of Economics. My speciality is monetary economics and I analyse current economic trends.
Email ****@aol.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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9. The Academic Health Economists' Blog

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Description The Academic Health Economists' Blog exists to provide an online presence for the discussion of issues and developments in health economics. A place where people can present their views, opinions, ideas, and takes on current affairs from the perspective of health economics. The site has a simple aim is to promote healthy debate in the field, with a sharing of ideas.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
Facebook 711Twitter 6.3K Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact Read Now

10. The Sloman Economics News Site

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Description This blog discusses economic issues in the news and relates these news items to key economic concepts and theories. Links are given to a range of articles and other relevant material and each blog post finishes with a set of discussion questions. Most of the postings are by John Sloman, Dean Garratt, Jon Guest, Elizabeth Jones, Matt Olczak, Catherine Youds, and Nicholas Vasilakos.MORE Email ****@bristol.ac.uk
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11. Economics help blog

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Description Tejvan studied PPE at LMH, Oxford University and works as an economics teacher and writer.
Email ****@economicshelp.org
Location United Kingdom
Twitter 2.9K Domain Authority 64 Get Email Contact Read Now