By: Billy Ehrenberg

Billy Ehrenberg is a Data Journalist and Content Developer at City A.M. He can be contacted at billy.ehrenberg@cityam.com. He is particularly passionate about data visualisation and telling stories with numbers.

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Six charts showing why the UK needs to build more homes

September 22, 2014

The housing market is hotly watched recently with prices rising and demand under constant observation. There were 21.9 per cent fewer house completions in England during 2013/14 than there were in 2003/4, while demand for house in London has driven the average price north of £500,000. These are just some of the results of analysis [...]
How long would it take Europe’s minimum wage employees to buy a Big Mac?

September 22, 2014

Ed Miliband has announced that a Labour government would raise the minimum wage to £8.00 by 2020 if it came to power. The current lower bound is £6.31, which will increase to £6.50 on 1 October, so the proposed hike would be a dramatic increase. If the bank of England were to average [...]
Leicester City beat Manchester United 5-3 despite spending £155m less in the transfer window

September 22, 2014

Money can't buy you love, but it can buy glory in football. Unless, it seems, you are Manchester United, who are suffering their worst start to a Premier League season after a harrowing 5-3 reverse at the hands of Leicester City. That's five points from five games, after a huge summer spend. In terms of both [...]
Downing Street confirms that government will follow through on devolution

September 21, 2014

The Prime Minister has moved to quell suggestions it won't deliver devolution as promised. What is devo max? Read our explainer here. There had been talk, fuelled by Michael Gove, that the transfer of certain powers to Scotland might hinge on restrictions on Scottish MPs' voting rights. A government source was unequivocal: There was an unambiguous [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2014: What are the odds on a drivers championship victory?

September 21, 2014

After Lewis Hamilton battled his way to victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, what are the odds on his winning the Formula One Crown? The Briton won his seventh race of the season and, with five races left, has ground out a three point lead over his closest rival and teammate, Nico Rosberg. There are [...]
US and Canada urge EU to take action over “insipid growth”

September 21, 2014

The US and Canada have urged the EU to do more to boost its flagging economy as Europe suffers from low growth and disinflation. At the G20 meeting in Cairns, Australia, US treasury secretary Jack Lew warned that if "efforts to boost demand are deferred for too long there is a risk that the headwinds get [...]
Will interests rates rise early after No vote in the Scottish independence referendum?

September 19, 2014

The No vote in the Scottish independence referendum could make an interest rate next spring more likely. Despite the No vote, however, the consensus is that it remains unlikely that rates will rise before then. A Yes vote could well have postponed any hike. In a recent speech Mark Carney said he saw a rate rise next [...]
What is devo-max and what new devolution powers will Scotland have after the independence referendum results?

September 19, 2014

Simply put, devolution means that the Scottish parliament gets more power. Currently, Scotland can make policy across a range of areas, including healthcare and education. This is why university is free in Scotland, even as tuition fees soar in England. Westminster rules the roost when in comes to some key areas: immigration, foreign policy, energy [...]
Who won? How Edinburgh voted in Scotland’s independence referendum – results map and charts.

September 19, 2014

The results are in and only four council districts voted Yes in the Scottish independence referendum. Dundee, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow and North Lanarkshire were those choosing independence, while the other 28 made it clear they wished to remain part of the UK. Of those, the most important was Glasgow, where 53.5 per cent of people [...]
Who won? How Glasgow voted in Scotland’s independence referendum – results map and charts

September 19, 2014

The results are in and only four council districts voted Yes in the Scottish independence referendum. Dundee, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow and North Lanarkshire were those choosing independence, while the other 28 made it clear they wished to remain part of the UK. Of those, the most important was Glasgow, where 53.5 per cent of people [...]

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