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Free Trade and Markets
Excess Postage
Rowland Hill calculated that a lower, flatter rate of postage would not only make the public better off and better read, but increase the Revenue.
Length: 114 words
A Conflict of Interest
Economist Adam Smith warned that when Western commercial interests get involved in policy-making abroad, war and want are sure to follow.
Length: 116 words
Education
Economic Illiteracy
If Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli really wanted a better-educated public, he must tackle the high cost of living.
Length: 58 words
Free Trade is Fair Trade
Thorold Rogers looks at how Governments have tried to make trade ‘fair’, and concludes that they would have been better ensuring it was free.
Liberty and Prosperity
Private Prudence, Public Folly
Adam Smith contrasted the Government’s handling of the national economy with the way most families handled theirs.
Length: 117 words
The Friendship of Trade
As Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli stoked fears of Russian aggression, John Bright said that Russia was only threatening when she felt threatened.
Length: 115 words