China punches back as world weighs how to deal with higher US tariffs
BANGKOK (AP) — China hit back with a stiff import tax on U.S. goods as countries and industries around the world weighed their responses to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes that are roiling global trade and world markets. China on Friday took the retaliation route by imposing a 34% tariff beginning April 10 on […]
How to save Britain from a doom loop of decay, decline – and default
And yet the size of the UK’s public sector has inexorably increased, from around 30pc of GDP last century to, during Covid, over 50pc; even now it is around 45pc. The number shows little sign of reducing. Second: along with a large state comes the corollary: high taxes. Over and again, academic studies have shown […]
In Guatemala, At Least, Democracy Is Winning
Democracy could use a win. All around the world, states have been taken over by strongmen dead set on extracting as much wealth as they can from the societies they rule. In Russia and Venezuela, Myanmar and Angola, weak electoral systems have given way to hyper-corrupt autocracies. And democrats haven’t really figured out how to […]
Want to make the EU your home? Here’s how to get permanent residency in France, Spain and Germany
From language tests to integration, this is what you need to apply for permanent residency across the EU. ADVERTISEMENT After you’ve put down roots in a country, you may be thinking about making it more long-term by applying for a permanent residency permit. They often come with more benefits than other kinds of visas and […]