Nick Dearden And The Secret Trade Talks
Nick Dearden misses, probably deliberately, the basic idea of why trade talks are secret:
What the whole incident really underlines is Johnson’s commitment to secret...
Chickens coming home to roost?
Well, well, well. Scaremongering and doomists have been predicting the end of Britain once we Brits leave the European Union—and a double dose of...
Trump’s Tariffs Are An Appallingly Inefficient Method Of Raising Tax Revenue
President Donald Trump is hailing the money pouring into the Treasury from those import tariffs that have been imposed upon those things we all...
Where Do Inmates Get Most Of Their Meals?
It is said that half of Britain's trade is with the EU – here's Simon Jenkins in the Guardian.
Of course, he is.........mistaken.
80% of Britain's...
Free The Bangladeshi Salt Industry – Kill The Import Tariffs
An interesting little puzzle from Bangladesh concerning the salt industry. The particular complaint is that certain nefarious types are subverting the tariff protection enjoyed...
The Idiocy Of Sir Nicholas Soames Over Farming And Imports
Sir Nicholas is the laddie who was described unflatteringly by his first wife. Well, that's not unusual in such cases, there usually is a...
You’re Right Again, Willy Hutton Is Ignorant
Will Hutton continues his campaign to make all us proles do what he damn well tells us to do. We should only trade with...
Trump Withdrawing US From WTO Would Be Complete Disaster For America
It would appear that Donald Trump has simply no clue at all about how the World Trade Organisation works. For if he did he'd...
Export Taxes Are A Bad Idea, Obviously Enough
There has been some work done on optimal export tariffs but for there to be such an optimal one at a rate above zero...
Worstall On Farming Today
I was asked a few questions by Farming Today on Radio 4. The responses can be heard here.
I start at about 7.17.
Worstall: "Now...