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Lord Lawson is right – the EU costs too much to stay

Today the former Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, announced his intention to vote out of Europe ( full text [£]). His analysis ranged from the military to the political, but he was most accurate regarding the...

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Globalisation and Dani Rodrik’s Capitalism 3.0

The Harvard economist Dani Rodrik brought his critique of globalisation to a Civitas seminar in Westminster today. His vision for “Capitalism 3.0″ is concerned with the idea that a “governance...

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The government’s incoherent nuclear policy

Previously I blogged on the great difficulty the government appears to have in negotiating terms for new nuclear investment with nationalised (though not by our nation) power company EDF Energy. The...

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The giant firms of global capitalism

‘China will not buy up the world’ writes Martin Wolf in the FT. Contrary to the common perception of China gobbling up Western companies; it in fact receives $324 billion more capital from foreigners...

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Chinese solar panels win – everyone else loses

Over the weekend, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht capitulated in the trade war with China over the pricing of solar panels. The ‘war’ began when European solar panel manufacturers (mostly Germans)...

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China: the UK’s other special relationship

George Osborne and Boris Johnson have spent the week courting Chinese leaders to convince them that London, despite its flaws (or maybe because of them), remains the financial capital of the world and...

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The Treasury’s sharia bonds should be welcomed

The Prime Minister announced yesterday that the UK is to be the first western country to offer sharia-compliant bonds. In the second phase of a drive to reassert London’s place as the world’s financial...

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During UK export week: How Singapore became a net exporter

Given that this is Export Week, it feels appropriate to re-examine the UK’s position as an exporter. Exporting – it may seem a little obvious to point out – is of paramount importance for UK business...

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A day of good news for the Government: GDP, unemployment and trade – all on...

There are a number of positive signs for the UK economy this week. The first is GDP growth, which is now forecast by the IMF to reach 2.4% in 2014 and 2.2% in 2015, indicating a renewed momentum from...

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Eurosceptics must consider Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership

As we begin to consider the EU referendum in earnest, the international context of trade and sovereignty must not be forgotten. This has been highlighted in US media by President Barack Obama’s battle...

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