T-TIP: Salvation or trash-tip?
President Obama weighed into the Brexit debate on his recent visit to the UK, saying that if Britain left the EU, she would be…
Read MoreCorn Laws
Richard Cobden: activist for peace
On June 3, 1804, Richard Cobden was born. Nicknamed the “Apostle of Free Trade,” he spearheaded the campaign against the protectionist Corn Laws, leading…
Read MoreRichard Cobden’s achievements
“We are on the eve of great changes” Richard Cobden told Parliament in February 1846. He was correct. Britain stood poised to embark on…
Read MoreThe faith and folly of the Brussels elite
In his latest article for ConservativeHome, Steve Baker responds to comments by the departing Charlemagne columnist of The Economist. If the outgoing Charlemagne defines…
Read MoreFree Trade, Peace, and Goodwill Among Nations: The Triumph of the Free Trade Movement in Great Britain
We are pleased to republish here an excellent article by Dr. Richard Ebeling, Professor of Economics at Northwood University. The article originally appeared in…
Read MoreCobden on Free Trade and its Relevance Today
Food is on the whole cheap to us as an advanced or even a post industrial nation. Richard Cobden, with a small group of…
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Why I Founded the Cobden Centre
I founded the Cobden Centre inspired by the writing of F A Hayek, particularly his reference in “Denationalization of Money: the Argument Refined” (IEA,…
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