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China to exclude pork and soybeans from additional US tariffs September 13, 2019 China will exclude some agricultural products, including pork and soybeans, from additional tariffs on US goods in a bid to ease tensions ahead of trade talks. China’s State Council outlined the exemptions and encouraged companies to buy the key farm products, local media reported. Read more: European stocks higher after Donald Trump delays China tariffs [...]
Bercow vows ‘creativity’ to stop Johnson dodging Brexit delay September 13, 2019 John Bercow has vowed to use “creativity” to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from ignoring a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Under a new law passed before the suspension of parliament, Johnson must seek a delay to the 31 October Brexit deadline if he does not secure parliament’s approval for an exit agreement. [...]
DUP denies it would soften position on Irish backstop September 13, 2019 The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has denied reports it would accept some EU regulations after Brexit as part of a new deal to replace the backstop. The Times reported that the DUP was prepared to “shift its red lines” by accepting some EU rules and dropping its objections to regulatory checks in the Irish Sea. [...]
Could MPs on all sides please stop acting like unruly school kids? September 13, 2019 The end of the school term goes hand-in-hand with discipline being somewhat relaxed. Lessons focus on pointless activities, farcical excuses for lack of homework are proffered, and boisterous singing will probably break out at some point. So it has proved too with the end of the parliamentary term. On Monday, having lamented that the prorogation of [...]
Theresa May’s rule change kicked foreign graduates like me out – now Boris is reversing the injustice September 13, 2019 It is easy to poke fun at wonks who love public policy. Digging down into the specific details of the Common Agricultural Policy, stamp duty land tax, or the Swiss healthcare system doesn’t always make for sexy headlines or punchy commentary. But what the wonks know, which is so often overlooked, is that even if [...]
Don’t let the socialists win the argument – capitalists have solutions to inequality too September 13, 2019 Inequality is a hot topic, yet those of us who support free markets are often dismissive of the issue. We (rightly) point out that the most important thing is economic growth – the key driving force behind increasing prosperity for everyone. However, free-marketeers are wrong to see concerns over inequality as the preserve of those [...]
Currency and commodities trades to be taxed under new Labour proposal September 12, 2019 The Labour Party today endorsed a proposal which would levy a £2.1bn a year tax on currency and commodity trading. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said the party will adopt a plan proposed by the Progressive Economy Forum think tank. Read more: Labour pushes for parliament recall after Operation Yellowhammer sheds light on no-deal Brexit It [...]
City of London U-turns over decision to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of freedom award September 12, 2019 The City of London Corporation has U-turned on an earlier decision to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom award over her failure to condemn the ongoing violence against the Rohingya people in Myanmar. The Corporation’s freedom applications committee today decided that Suu Kyi’s honorary freedom – the highest honour the Corporation can bestow [...]
Barnier rejects Brexit extension without ‘concrete’ proposals September 12, 2019 A number of leading European figures have said there is “no reason” to extend the Brexit process, with little sign of any change to the UK’s position. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier held a closed-door meeting with members of the European Parliament today. Ahead of that meeting, Barnier told reporters: “We are still ready [...]
The ‘Boris Bridge’? PM puts price tag on ‘very good’ idea September 12, 2019 Boris Johnson has told a group of schoolchildren about his “very good” idea for a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Speaking to children during his visit to the ship NLV Pharos on the Thames, the Prime Minister said he had recently discussed the possibility of constructing a bridge over the Irish Sea. He said: [...]