Free Trade? Lets have the real thing

Trendy as hell to identify oneself as a supporter of Free Trade. (FT) Also trendy to disparage anyone who does not support it as some kind of extreme left authoritarian anti-free market throwback. Had a few exchanges with pain in the arse Libertarians on Twitter recently, and unsurprisingly, especially when it come to those who…

Caution needed on global procurement deal

John Key and the National government are trumpeting an international agreement that they say will open up a $US1.7 trillion market to New Zealand exporters. Forty-three World Trade Organisation members, including Hong Kong, the European Union and the United States, are already signed up. Trade Minister Tim Groser said the deal is a huge bonus…