Tag Archives: free trade

  1. Free trade: Why who gets the losses and gains makes it hard to defend

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    August 3, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith

    During his inauguration speech, Donald Trump made the case for instituting protectionist measures against free trade by claiming that ‘protection …
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  2. Should we tie our own hands behind our back on free trade?

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    July 31, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith

    Pro-Brexit politicians and activists will constantly invoke the benefits of lifting our eyes to distant horizons, of heading out into …
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  3. Are some Brexiter politicians ignorant or are they lying?

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    July 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith

    You know that feeling you get when you can’t work out if a set of politicians are ignorant are lying? …
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  4. Think a Free Trade Area in services is easy? Think again

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    July 19, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith

    I wrote an article for Politics.co.uk last week (click here to read this) in which I pointed out that we …
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