Wonderful news Mr. Snell! I SO look forward to your analyses on international matters! Quiet Riot just got even better….I didn’t think that was possible!🙂

Thank you so much for your excellent sense of humour. I can’t think of another trade specialist I love to listen to. Well, maybe D Henig😉😅

Is there any way to access this article fully without Times subscription? I seem to be anle to only read first 2 paras?

Didn’t British journalism use to work that way (ie investing in foreign correspondents) before vox populi and snapshot commentary by any old talking head took over the media?

Quiet Riot is a truly exceptional podcast! So educational, so informative, every time. It takes that most useful and eye opening approach of asking knowledgeable journalists/academics/writers from a country they are covering to speak on that which they understand deeply.