…continued from Part 2   China’s Drive for National and Global “Greatness” In the case of China, President Xi Jinping … Continue reading “Tariff walls and trade wars equal government planning (Part 3)”

A power vacuum breeds uncertainty. With the Prime Minister lacking authority, it should not surprise us to see reports last … Continue reading “Leaving the Customs Union must be a red line for Britain”

Two reports published in the last few days have advocated the benefits of free trade. You might have expected them … Continue reading “Who’s afraid of free trade?”

Peter Mandelson was the European Trade Commissioner from 2004 to 2008. You might expect him to know a thing or … Continue reading “In praise of naked trade”

The economics profession has not exactly covered itself in glory in recent years. Few people forecasted the crash. Forecasts of … Continue reading “Why economic forecasts get the impact of Brexit wrong”

The starting gun has been fired and the two year Article 50 process for exiting the European Union has begun. … Continue reading “Britain should prepare for the possibility of a messy Brexit”

The universal Church has not always been a strong supporter of globalisation and certainly not of free trade. In 1967, … Continue reading “Cafod is right(-ish) on unilateral free trade – if for the wrong reason”

In some ways, the Brexit referendum settled a long-running question. However, it has also raised more profound issues that this … Continue reading “Britain can lead the world in free trade – by keeping trade deals simple”

Continued from Part 2.   Sir Robert Peel and the End to the Corn Laws In 1841, Sir Robert Peel … Continue reading “How free trade made Europe great (Part 3)”