Dan Gay
@dangay.bsky.social
Political economist who advises on and writes about economics and sustainable development, international trade & the least developed countries. Former UN. Scottish. Likes running, cycling & the outdoors. www.emergenteconomics.com | dangay.substack.com
V true - trade deals aren't a magic panacea. And if it's hard for businesses in rich countries to take advantage of them, it's triply difficult in a lot of developing countries.
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
V true - trade deals aren't a magic panacea. And if it's hard for businesses in rich countries to take advantage of them, it's triply difficult in a lot of developing countries.
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
As is my experience in other negotiations, China talks softly, stays out the limelight and quietly achieves its objectives.
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As is my experience in other negotiations, China talks softly, stays out the limelight and quietly achieves its objectives.
Interesting paper asking whether the EU is an environmental leader in trade. Conclusion: to some extent because it's the biggest importer and exporter of environmental goods, but it's got a lot of work to do in some areas. I didn't realise the UK ranked so highly
www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara...
www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara...
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Interesting paper asking whether the EU is an environmental leader in trade. Conclusion: to some extent because it's the biggest importer and exporter of environmental goods, but it's got a lot of work to do in some areas. I didn't realise the UK ranked so highly
www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara...
www.researchgate.net/profile/Sara...
A thought-provoking piece. One of the shortcomings of AI that's less talked about is that its main perception of intelligence is goal orientated and utilitarian - an 'intelligence' that concerns end-states not process: much like those who promote it.
on.ft.com/3L2oNDH
on.ft.com/3L2oNDH
October 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
A thought-provoking piece. One of the shortcomings of AI that's less talked about is that its main perception of intelligence is goal orientated and utilitarian - an 'intelligence' that concerns end-states not process: much like those who promote it.
on.ft.com/3L2oNDH
on.ft.com/3L2oNDH
As so often, Scotland presents a slightly more humane and sensible face.
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
As so often, Scotland presents a slightly more humane and sensible face.
October 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Quality insights from @stephenkb.bsky.social here. Labour should start attacking Reform. on.ft.com/4lOifFs
"if the government cannot make the point that it is a bad idea to give money to the Taliban, it is far from clear to me when a better opportunity to attack Farage is going to present itself".
"if the government cannot make the point that it is a bad idea to give money to the Taliban, it is far from clear to me when a better opportunity to attack Farage is going to present itself".
August 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Quality insights from @stephenkb.bsky.social here. Labour should start attacking Reform. on.ft.com/4lOifFs
"if the government cannot make the point that it is a bad idea to give money to the Taliban, it is far from clear to me when a better opportunity to attack Farage is going to present itself".
"if the government cannot make the point that it is a bad idea to give money to the Taliban, it is far from clear to me when a better opportunity to attack Farage is going to present itself".
Trump has actually put the US car industry at a disadvantage over foreign competitors.
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
August 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump has actually put the US car industry at a disadvantage over foreign competitors.
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Tariffs are already working their magic for the MAGA base then.🙄
Poorest US workers hit hardest by slowing wage growth - on.ft.com/4liFpDz
Poorest US workers hit hardest by slowing wage growth - on.ft.com/4liFpDz
August 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Tariffs are already working their magic for the MAGA base then.🙄
Poorest US workers hit hardest by slowing wage growth - on.ft.com/4liFpDz
Poorest US workers hit hardest by slowing wage growth - on.ft.com/4liFpDz
Tsk tsk, @economist.com. This piece is pockmarked with clichés: "On the rocks," "sweet-talk," "balancing act," "hammered out," "halcyon days," "fall by the wayside".
I thought clear language was supposed to be your strength.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
I thought clear language was supposed to be your strength.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
July 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Tsk tsk, @economist.com. This piece is pockmarked with clichés: "On the rocks," "sweet-talk," "balancing act," "hammered out," "halcyon days," "fall by the wayside".
I thought clear language was supposed to be your strength.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
I thought clear language was supposed to be your strength.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Heartbreaking: "Mapaseka Mohale says simply that she'd tell Trump: "'We are going to die, because we don't have food, we depend on factories.'" www.npr.org/2025/07/20/n...
July 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Heartbreaking: "Mapaseka Mohale says simply that she'd tell Trump: "'We are going to die, because we don't have food, we depend on factories.'" www.npr.org/2025/07/20/n...
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
July 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
4. Here's the table of applied tariffs in each of these countries, for comparison. All the rates applied by the countries in the table are much lower than the rate the US applies on them. There's nothing 'reciprocal' here.
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
4. Here's the table of applied tariffs in each of these countries, for comparison. All the rates applied by the countries in the table are much lower than the rate the US applies on them. There's nothing 'reciprocal' here.
China and the global south collaborate more in the face of US protectionism.
China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record - on.ft.com/4eUwdUl
China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record - on.ft.com/4eUwdUl
July 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
China and the global south collaborate more in the face of US protectionism.
China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record - on.ft.com/4eUwdUl
China’s Belt and Road investment and construction activity hits record - on.ft.com/4eUwdUl
As I said in my last Substack post, WTF are Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia & Bangladesh doing at the top of this list, let alone Thailand, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
No country should face these big tariffs. Targeting the smallest & poorest is pyscho stuff.
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
on.ft.com/4lXBM71
No country should face these big tariffs. Targeting the smallest & poorest is pyscho stuff.
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
on.ft.com/4lXBM71
July 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As I said in my last Substack post, WTF are Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia & Bangladesh doing at the top of this list, let alone Thailand, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
No country should face these big tariffs. Targeting the smallest & poorest is pyscho stuff.
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
on.ft.com/4lXBM71
No country should face these big tariffs. Targeting the smallest & poorest is pyscho stuff.
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
on.ft.com/4lXBM71
Which front page is telling the more important big story here?
July 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Which front page is telling the more important big story here?
I see the dreadful right-wing bigot Norman Tebbit is dead.
This has particular poignancy for me, because he was my first cousin, twice removed. My grandma Elaine Stagg was his mum's Edith Stagg's first cousin...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
This has particular poignancy for me, because he was my first cousin, twice removed. My grandma Elaine Stagg was his mum's Edith Stagg's first cousin...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I see the dreadful right-wing bigot Norman Tebbit is dead.
This has particular poignancy for me, because he was my first cousin, twice removed. My grandma Elaine Stagg was his mum's Edith Stagg's first cousin...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
This has particular poignancy for me, because he was my first cousin, twice removed. My grandma Elaine Stagg was his mum's Edith Stagg's first cousin...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
"The heat spoilt my strawberries and cream at Wimbledon."
👉The day climate breakdown hit home.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
👉The day climate breakdown hit home.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
July 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"The heat spoilt my strawberries and cream at Wimbledon."
👉The day climate breakdown hit home.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
👉The day climate breakdown hit home.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...
July 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
June 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
From this I deduce that Trump is definitely offering Iran a lot during intensive talks.
June 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
From this I deduce that Trump is definitely offering Iran a lot during intensive talks.
You could almost hear the elastic snap as centrists got their knickers in a twist. Mamdani thrashed Cuomo on a platform of affordability, housing and redistribution. But Mamdani is no radical utopian. All of his policies work elsewhere.
#NYC #Housing #Politics
dangay.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...
#NYC #Housing #Politics
dangay.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...
June 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
You could almost hear the elastic snap as centrists got their knickers in a twist. Mamdani thrashed Cuomo on a platform of affordability, housing and redistribution. But Mamdani is no radical utopian. All of his policies work elsewhere.
#NYC #Housing #Politics
dangay.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...
#NYC #Housing #Politics
dangay.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...
NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani isn't proposing much that is new. Most of his policies are eminently sensible.
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
June 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani isn't proposing much that is new. Most of his policies are eminently sensible.
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...
open.substack.com/pub/dangay/p...