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 free. Now, if only people got...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Trump’s USMCA – Change Nafta’s Name, Pleasure The Base, Declare Victory, Go Home
President Donald Trump is doing the victory lap as he celebrates his new USMCA trade agreement. Which is, essentially, Nafta with the name changed....
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...
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...
Of Course The US Trade Deficit Is Up – The US Economy Is Booming
A nice little story showing how wrong so many are about trade and the economy - worries that the US trade deficit is expanding....
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...