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Trade
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But We Want Free Trade *In Order* To Kill Sugar Beet Production
The UK now allows in some cane sugar, free of duty, to compete with domestic production of sugar…
To Shout About Tariff Free Trade, Again
We’ve had one sensible decision made about trade post-Brexit. Bangladeshi goods will continue to enter the UK tariff…
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…
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…
Worstall On Farming Today
I was asked a few questions by Farming Today on Radio 4. The responses can be heard here.…
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…
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…
Chickens coming home to roost?
Well, well, well. Scaremongering and doomists have been predicting the end of Britain once we Brits leave the…
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…
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…