Peter Holmes
@pholmes8.bsky.social
Semi-retired trade economist, Emeritus @ UKTPO Sussex. Posts about Brexit, Freeports, WTO and anything else that catches my fancy. Migrating across from other place. Tweeted as @pholmes8. Blogs with others at https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/blog/
Interesting story by @pmdfoster.bsky.social .
US has paid $25m WTO overdue membership fees.
www.ft.com/content/e87a...
I was told recently that WTO & OECD were recently removed from list of organisations US was thinking of quitting. Is realism setting in? Is Trump's attention elsewhere - for now?
US has paid $25m WTO overdue membership fees.
www.ft.com/content/e87a...
I was told recently that WTO & OECD were recently removed from list of organisations US was thinking of quitting. Is realism setting in? Is Trump's attention elsewhere - for now?
October 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interesting story by @pmdfoster.bsky.social .
US has paid $25m WTO overdue membership fees.
www.ft.com/content/e87a...
I was told recently that WTO & OECD were recently removed from list of organisations US was thinking of quitting. Is realism setting in? Is Trump's attention elsewhere - for now?
US has paid $25m WTO overdue membership fees.
www.ft.com/content/e87a...
I was told recently that WTO & OECD were recently removed from list of organisations US was thinking of quitting. Is realism setting in? Is Trump's attention elsewhere - for now?
This is not only a British problem. Ten years ago I was lecturing in College of Europe, Warsaw. Walking in the park. Took pix of a deer. It started following us and then attacked me. Knocked me down. I rapidly realised it was likely to win in a serious fight so I just tried to push it away.
July 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is not only a British problem. Ten years ago I was lecturing in College of Europe, Warsaw. Walking in the park. Took pix of a deer. It started following us and then attacked me. Knocked me down. I rapidly realised it was likely to win in a serious fight so I just tried to push it away.
Scary! The famous Kindleberger 1929-33 spiral happened as countries seeing their exports cut by demand falls & protection responded by cutting their own imports. But in 2018 the response was to divert trade. Macroeconomic Multiplier effects in 1930s but not 2018. Will rest of world cooperate now?
February 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Scary! The famous Kindleberger 1929-33 spiral happened as countries seeing their exports cut by demand falls & protection responded by cutting their own imports. But in 2018 the response was to divert trade. Macroeconomic Multiplier effects in 1930s but not 2018. Will rest of world cooperate now?
Robert Jenrick is capable of losing an election in which he is the only candidate. In 2002-3 he ran for St John's College Cambridge student president and lost to Re Open Nominations!
October 9, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Robert Jenrick is capable of losing an election in which he is the only candidate. In 2002-3 he ran for St John's College Cambridge student president and lost to Re Open Nominations!
Not sure how to share FT articles on this platform. But delighted to be quoted by @pmdfoster.bsky.social on why UK Freeports are such a waste of time and money.
September 26, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Not sure how to share FT articles on this platform. But delighted to be quoted by @pmdfoster.bsky.social on why UK Freeports are such a waste of time and money.