You don't need to know much about the WTO and international trade law, but it's important to understand that under WTO rules we must apply our MFN tariffs to any country with which we have no trade deal, i.e. not discriminate. See them here: gov.uk/guidance/uk-ta…
We set our own MFN tariffs, which can be reduced to zero if we want but can't be higher than our maximum bound tariff rates set at the WTO. Trump unilaterally imposed tariffs on China trying to use national security and "public morals" exceptions but the WTO struck some down.
There are also anti-dumping duties, countervailing measures and safeguards. These are additional tariffs we can impose after proving there has been unfair trade under WTO rules, but that's a long story. They are mainly applied to specific countries and specific products.
The WTO also allows us to exempt some developing countries from our tariffs under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). gov.uk/guidance/tradi…
This government's policy is usually to keep tariffs as low as possible, unless UK manufacturers can benefit from higher tariffs on foreign imports. It is always very difficult to decide between the interests of manufacturers and the interests of importers and consumers.
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Pro-Brexit Next boss Simon Wolfson has called on the government to "reverse the self-defeating barriers it has placed on overseas workers supporting our economy." (The Guardian)
You want to know why there aren't queues of lorries on the other side of the Channel? It's because most have to clear UK customs before they even set off, which can take days. So don't be in a rush to import something at the last minute.
We physically don't have space at ports for goods to come in and clear customs on arrival.
And one lorry might be carrying multiple companies' loads, each one of which requires separate customs clearance and can hold up the others.
Baroness Mone, Conservative member of the House of Lords: "Your (sic) a low life, a waste of a mans (sic) white skin so don't give us your lies. Your (sic) a total disgrace. Now you deal with the police enquiries including your nut case bird."
Her lawyers said this did not appear to be in the language of a well-educated and articulate baroness (Guardian).
Racism is awful. But why is "you're" such a difficult construction to learn?
I mean, even if they were being offered to all age groups, you would still have to wait at least three months from your second jab, you couldn't have a booster the day after your second jab.
And a lot of adults haven't had both jabs so can't be offered a booster.
Speaking at a conference, former business minister Vince Cable said: “The whole idea that gender, human rights and labour standards should be part of trade agreements is virtue signalling and it’s deeply unhelpful and actually is blocking sensible trade agreements.”
Well, Vince Cable is big proponent of China. Figures.