Ben Southwood criticises limits on cheap steel imports to the UK in CityAM

Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute, Ben Southwood, criticised calls for limits on cheap steel imports to the UK in CityAM.

However, critics of intervention voiced their disagreement. “Like a drop in the oil price, it [a low steel price] can hurt some industries, but, like a drop in the oil price, it is an overall benefit to society,” Ben Southwood, head of research at the Adam Smith Institute, told City A.M.

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