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A short thread for those who want to understand just why twitter (well, the trade part of it) is going crazy surrounding an "IP waiver" for covid vaccines (thread) In

To students: identifying your sources - and knowing what information is trustworthy - is vital in the Internet environment. Mistakes happen particularly if you write about foreign jurisdictions. And they

Yesterday’s news: German agency connects AZ to risk of blood-clotting. Unscientific! They put everyone at risk! Today’s news: How brilliant UK doctor linked blood-clotting to AZ, rightly wanting to raise

What does a Biden administration mean for Brexit Britain? Allow me to join those who give an optimistic assessment. I fear those giving a negative assessment have bought into a

Apparently the US elections and Brexit combined lead to rather particular takes on the UK, alliances and foreign relations. Allow me to make three points in this regard. My main

This is historically wrong. Britain maintained in force the navigation acts (until 1849), cutting the US off from trade to its traditional partners - Britain and its colonies. /1https://twitter.com/DanielJHannan/status/1317588014378397697 T

Today’s basic trade thread: gravity. Gravity in trade means that distance matters in trade. (Thread) Here’s an excerpt from one of the leading international economics textbooks (Krugman/Obstfeld/Melitz): “All estimated gravity

Yesterday showed me that there is a need for some basic explainers. So let's do this as a morning exercise. There were three questions that stuck in my mind in

Dmitry is right. Maybe it has not been explained often and simply enough why there won't be frictionless trade - even with a trade agreement. So let me try to

Here is @DanielBoffey ’s article on Johnson’s claim that the EU threatens to cut off NI. And he, too, gets it wrong. So let’s be clear and concise, folks. (Thread)https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/14/brexit-boris-johnson-e

Some late night thoughts on the FT article that the government is preparing to break its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement (thread) 1) Bear in mind: at the moment this

MPs vote that they do not want to have power regarding free trade agreements or: how Westminster Parliaments, once a model, are falling behind. A postscript on the @JDjanogly amendment