#Tariffs

These are the questions, big and small, that I will be asking about the shape and quality of a Brexit deal when the text is out:(A long thread) On manufactured
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1. Something that's really struck me in the Brexit negotiations this year is the surprisingly fragile confidence the EU seem to have in the competitive advantage conferred by the single
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The entire debate over Twitter and Parler is a perfect example of how four years of Trump has atrophied the Republican Party’s ability to make principled arguments on behalf of
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Switzerland-based Glencore Plc mines nickel, copper, zinc and thermal coal in Canada and has partnerships worth billions of dollars with Canada's largest pension plans. They are also the investor of
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Why I’m voting Red in the 2020 election! (Thread: 1/4) (Thread: 2/4) (Thread: 3/4) (Thread: 4/4) Just s’more stuff to research for those of you wondering
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Electricity bill in Maha is going to give heartache to the people. We were paying the monthly bills (varying from 5 to 7k, which were sent without meter readings). Now,
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Some new developments on the Brexit fish negotiations, which have proven so difficult: 1/ The focus now is not on the quota share but on access. On quota share, the
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1/ Is the battle over post-Brexit fishing rights the final chapter in the EU-UK trade talks? Michel Barnier seems to think a deal could land within days if both sides
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In an earlier thread (written 6 months before #Pulwama) I tried to get into this Most Favoured Nation thingy and why India should immediately strip #Pakistan of that status -
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Ah the sunlit uplands... (Even the Mail on Sunday is starting to see the reality) /cont 1. Import tariffs will be so high you won’t be able to afford a
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1/6 As Putin grapples with nationwide protests, here's a thread about how Russia's domestic problems can have bit repercussions for the rest of the world. Read the full story I
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LOL! China is a Potemkin village. As a military threat, it is vastly overrated. It's economic power is largely a creation of American elites giving them our industrial strength.https://twitter.com/Indian_Bronson/status/13048724813507256
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Ten days in and it seems the government's post-Brexit economic policy is to ignore reality, priority and choice, and just claim with no evidence that everything is going to be
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I'm kinda upset that Marcia Fudge won't be the Agriculture Secretary.There are hundreds of my former students reading this right now and rolling their eyes because I've been pushing a
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NEW: Notes of careful optimism in EU off-record briefings .. Not just the public ‘maybe, possibly, but let’s see’ of the European Commission President in front of the European Parliament
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1/Trump was elected as a political outsider and because of his charisma and his business acumen. Unfortunately, much of this was and remains a charade, with no more reality to
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