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Unplugging progress: the case against EV tariffs
by Matthew Prescod Those of us who would welcome cheaper, greener vehicles, have cause for concern: Western policymakers seem keen on ensuring they stay expensive. Earlier this month, the EU slapped steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, climbing up to 45% over a five-year period.
Unplugging progress: the case against EV tariffs
Those of us who would welcome cheaper, greener vehicles, have cause for concern: Western policymakers seem keen on ensuring they stay expensive. Earlier this month, the EU slapped steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, climbing up to 45% over a five-year period. Underlying the tariffs imposed by the EU in October, and the US earlier in May, is the belief that Chinese EVs will come to dominate their markets in the future, and that pre-emptive import taxes can forestall this.
Why Online Age Verification will give us the worst of both worlds
While most people would probably agree that individuals should be free to consume adult entertainment even if others find it morally objectionable, few would argue that children should have access to such material. Before the advent of streaming services, no minor would have been able to waltz into a Blockbuster and rent an 18-rated film, so why should those safeguards not apply in the online space?
The Online Safety Bill reveals the establishment's insidious disregard for free speech
Kemi Badenoch is right to argue that the Conservatives need to look again at the Online Safety Bill. This is a highly dangerous piece of legislation that threatens freedom of speech and massively extends the power of the state to regulate our lives. This is precisely why the contemporary, ‘Culture-Control Left’ (CCL) are so in favour of it, with the only proviso that it be made even more draconian than currently proposed.
The next conservative leader must return the party to first principles
As the Chris Pincher scandal began to unfold, Boris Johnson remained defiant. Addressing the House of Commons in the first week of July he said he was “going to get on and deliver our mandate and win another general election”. Two days later he announced he’d resign. Plagued by scandals of his own creation, the Brexit messiah had fallen and triggered a leadership election to anoint his successor. At the time of writing the race to replace him is on, with 11 candidates currently in the running.
The UK should ban TikTok
China is winning the data war. The Chinese Communist party has access to all kinds of personal information which should be private, all over the world. For instance, car companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, BMW, Ford and Nissan have been caught feeding data to Beijing about their customers – even outside China. The US is leading the world in undermining China’s ability to run riot with privacy violations all over the world.
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