tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11098524.post111644114169594342..comments2008-11-13T20:11:00.382ZDavid Wearinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533245823534996616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11098524.post-1117618111298436482005-06-01T09:28:00.000Z2005-06-01T09:28:00.000Z

don't worry about the length, Matt. The contribution's appreciated.<BR/> <BR/>I did cover a bit of this a while ago here http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk/2005/04/blair-pledges-to-heal-africaagain.html<BR/>but yours is a useful addition.<BR/> <BR/>When discussing the free market its worth noting the distinction between what the west allows for itself and what it demands of others. The real doctrine

David Wearinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533245823534996616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11098524.post-1117580585650813902005-05-31T23:03:00.000Z2005-05-31T23:03:00.000Z

This was good and to the point - as usual - but you also missed out the point that our markets are closed in many ways to the overseas producers. If we are interested in real free trade, which I am, we need to stop giving subsidies with Europe - and the US - for crops, raw materials and finished goods. Only then will the people of the 3rd world be able to make money out of the trade.<BR/>But

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