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THE last word is never uttered on the vexed question of policing in 21st-century Britain. We have a long history of riots, disturbances, insurrections and demonstrations in which the public discussion is continually diverted from the substantive issues at stake — the repeal of the Corn Laws, the demand for a People’s Charter of democratic rights, the right to strike, the right to a job, against nuclear weapons and imperialist wars, against the imposition of the poll tax, anger at deaths in the hands of the police and so on. The temper of the crowd and the tactical disposition of the polic...

Having just finished writing a 600-page book about The Beatles, I was feeling rather pleased with myself. To celebrate its completion, friends gave me a Beatles-themed version of Trivial Pursuit. Ho, ho, ho, I thought, smugly: this will be a pushover! After all, I am now an expert! The first question — What is the opening song of the White Album? — was a breeze. It only took me barely a second to answer: Back In The USSR. Correct! The next proved somewhat trickier. What was Ringo’s date of birth? I knew he was born in 1940 but couldn’t remember the day, or even the month. ‘July 7th�...

Published: What were the Corn Laws? The most infamous Corn Laws were the protectionist measures brought in by the British government in 1815, which restricted the amount of foreign grain that could be imported into the country. Advertisement Duty-free grain from overseas was only permitted if the price at home had reached 80 shillings per quarter for wheat (a quarter being roughly one-fifth of a tonne) – a price that was never achieved in the 30 years that the laws applied – 50 shillings for rye and 40 shillings for barley. Later, harsh import duties were also implemented t...

Amino acids are in extreme short supply with Chinese producers prefering to sell in the mainland to avoid the difficulties of securing shipping. Mar 03, 2021 Last week was extremely volatile for the United States methionine market. On Thursday (February 25th), it was announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce set early anti-dumping duties up to 135% against foreign amino acid imports in a preliminary finding that Japan, France and Spain methionine producers were selling the product at below market prices. The deadline for deciding on these preliminary duties was postponed until ...

Philip Collins (The Public Square, 26 February) sees astutely beyond the old debates about Boris Johnson. Johnson, like his hero Disraeli, is a career politician with a ravenous hunger for climbing the tiered cake-stand of public life. This Prime Minister is not an ideologue on a mission like Thatcher or Corbyn. Instead, like a late-Victorian Conservative, Johnson sees himself as playing the “great parliamentary game”. The point of this game is to win and keep office. Johnson constantly reinvents himself and his policies to make sure that he does. Johnson is already the greatest vote-w...