tariffs are a response to a policy vacuum...the left has proved its incapable & unwilling to construct a socdem response to these failings.....If rightwing populism is on the march...that’s because when the call for help came out from communities that felt abandoned, the left was nowhere to be found

I’ve seen many phoney trade wars come and go. This is the real thing | Larry Elliott
This battle between the US and China goes far beyond market turmoil – it has killed off the liberal dream of a borderless world, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott