Paul Wrighting

I'm looking forward to tea production stats from English tea growers (shout out to www.dartmoorestatetea.com, tregothnan.co.uk, and peterstontea.com) that look like this chart...

True — and probably as upbeat as Brussels policy discussions get!

Love will tear us apart?

YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition Trailer

"I’ve written a lot of other narrative records, but there's just something about that batch of songs on 'Nebraska' that holds some sort of magic." –Bruce Springsteen

Pre-order "Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition: brucespringsteen.lnk.to/Nebraska82EE

New tariff on 'transshipped' goods mystifies importers Businesses are seeking clarity as they navigate these ambiguous rules, exploring strategies to mitigate costs and manage supply chain liabilities amid uncertainty.

It's a bit of a mess.

While there is no clarity as to how the 40% transshipment tariff is going to be used, it doesn't mean that CBP won't start applying it to some shipments to "encourage" compliance.

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Also they could believe that the current court cases in the US will render the deals till and void so they will never be held accountable.

PEM is not a Customs Union *Sigh*

Resharing this before the performative idiocy begins again.

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It's gonna be a long walk home.

This week's MFN is called "Not Serious People" and it is about Unserious People.

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Brexit was a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.

The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.

If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.

Springsteen sings the body politic | The Observer The Boss punctuates an impassioned set full of protest anthems and elegies for a dying homeland

This is a great review by Kitty Empire in The Observer of Springsteen in Manchester observer.co.uk/culture/musi...

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Land of Hope and Dreams

Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

Deals Deals Deals Deals

New Most Favoured Nation with thoughts on the new UK-India and UK-US deals.

Also, how I became big on YouTube.

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Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars

YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums Trailer

The real liberation day is June 27- when Tracks 2 is finally liberated from the vaults. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Qt...

Marta is one of the best on trade, and these two paragraphs sum up brilliantly the current US situation, from the failed promise of protectionism to the strategic incoherence that prevents response.

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

The Independent Monitoring Panel on the Windsor Framework has been given a formal go-ahead.

The first six month reporting period for the Internal Market Guarantee commenced on the 1st January and will conclude on 30th June 2025.

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YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO Bruce Springsteen - Murder Incorporated

Bruce originally recorded "Murder Incorporated" for "Born in the U.S.A.," a track that went on to become a centerpiece of E Street Band shows in the Reunion era. Here, they perform the song at a New York City club — 30 years ago, on this day.

All together now “Eliminating tariffs on trade … across the sea … the transatlantic trade and investment partnership”

YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Sam Moore w/ Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band "Hold On, I'm Comin'/Soul Man" | 25th Anniversary

Sam Moore (October 12, 1935 - January 10, 2025)

Surely the Isle of Dogs

Trade in the Ruins (Wonkish) On misunderstanding the postwar boom

No, America's postwar boom wasn't because we'd bombed our competitors into ruin paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trade-in-t...

Stagnation With Chinese Characteristics How not to manage a downshifting economy

Japan handled downshifting growth pretty well. China looks alarming open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Happy Holidays from all of us on E Street!

1/ Ok, so instead of just making jokes about the EU Reset, I wanted to do a very simplified thread on:
- what the actual problem is Keir Starmer is trying to solve;
- the options on the table; and
- why this shit is hard.

This will be very long. I'm sorry.

Let's get wonky.

America the Addicted Gambling — on sports, stocks and crypto — is the new opioids

The rise of predatory "limbic capitalism" paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-th...

Coercion For Christmas Ho Ho Ho

The final MFN of 2024 looks at the EU’s anti coercion instrument, something we are all going to be discussing a lot more in 2025.

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Why Politicians Lie About Trade... and What You Need to Know About It: 'It's great' says the Financial Times Why Politicians Lie About Trade... and What You Need to Know About It: 'It's great' says the Financial Times eBook : Grozoubinski, Dmitry: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

The Kindle version of my book is currently on sale for £4.99 in the UK.

Imagine how cool and informed you'll sound at parties when tariffs come up, as they inevitably do (at least at the parties I go to... because I bring them up).

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52% American girls age 14-18 are seriously sad or hopeless such that it impacts their daily functioning and what are we doing about it?

Smart phone bans too late the horse has bolted