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Don't take globalization for granted
McKinsey, March 2009. Today, globalization is neither uniform nor universal. It will always be incomplete. Clearly, then, it is also reversible.
25 March 2009 in Globalisation | McKinsey | Published articles | 1

The economics of the madhouse
Prospect, April 2009. Ha-Joon Chang's suggestion that the world needs a dose of protectionism is utterly misguided
25 March 2009 in Globalisation | Prospect | Published articles | Trade | 1

If I was king for a day...
The Big Issue, 9 February 2009.
20 February 2009 in Australia | Immigration | Published articles | The Big Issue | 1

Foreigners aren't grabbing "British" jobs
The Guardian, 12 February 2009. Instead of making divisive statements about immigrant workers, we should talk about how to create more jobs for everyone
12 February 2009 in Britain | Immigration | Published articles | The Guardian | 1

Overturn the barricades
The Guardian, 4 February 2009. Free movement of labour makes economic and moral sense. Without it the EU would unravel
04 February 2009 in Britain | Europe | Immigration | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

MigrationWatch is twisting the truth
The Guardian, 16 December 2008. New figures reveal that immigrants are not taking British people's jobs – despite what Sir Andrew Green's thinktank says
18 December 2008 in Britain | Immigration | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

No left turn
Progress, November 2008. The banking crisis requires government action but not a return to 1970s state control
29 November 2008 in Britain | Politics | Progress | Published articles | 0

Call this a cure?
The Guardian, 25 November 2008. Darling's prescription was a sticking plaster on an economy that demands Obama-style shock therapy.
25 November 2008 in Brazil | Economics | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

What it takes to be British
JCWI Bulletin, Summer/Autumn 2008. The latest Government initiatives on citizenship mean that prospective British citizens from outside the EU must clear several hurdles before they can apply
21 October 2008 in Britain | Immigration | JCWI Bulletin | Published articles | 0

This is not money for nothing
The Guardian, 9 October 2008. The UK government's measures will stave off economic collapse and get banks moving, but calling them a bail-out is misleading
09 October 2008 in Economics | Finance | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

Taking stock
The Guardian, 7 October 2008. If the government is bold and recapitalises the banks, Gordon Brown will reap a political dividend. Only ruin awaits indecision
09 October 2008 in Britain | Economics | Finance | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

Statistical Powellism
The Guardian, 11 September 2008. We need an immigration system that favours care workers, not oligarchs and investment bankers
11 September 2008 in Britain | Immigration | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

Think again, Frank
The Guardian, 8 September 2008. Field and Soames would like businesses to police immigration quotas – a proposal unworkable, inefficient and illiberal
11 September 2008 in Britain | Immigration | Published articles | The Guardian | 1

Tear down the walls
The Guardian, 8 August 2008. Europe's war against immigration is immoral and unwinnable. It's time for a radical rethink
08 August 2008 in Europe | Immigration | Published articles | The Guardian | 0

Open Borders Work (Part 2)
Freedom Daily, The Future of Freedom Foundation, April 2008
23 June 2008 in Immigration | Published articles | 0

Open Borders Work (Part 1)
Freedom Daily, The Future of Freedom Foundation, March 2008.
23 June 2008 in Immigration | Published articles | 0

18 meses de cárcel por buscar una vida mejor
Público, 18 June 2008. ¿Cómo justifica una Europa que se dice civilizada la directiva de retorno de los inmigrantes?
18 June 2008 in Immigration | Published articles | Público | Spain | 0

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