I used to read Dominic Cumming’s blog. He is a very bright guy, obsessed with the right tail of human capital, which Hong Kong has a disproportionate amount of.
He is in a position of huge influence in the new government, which I think some people underrate. A great admirer of Bismarck, I very much doubt he cares much for the policy opinions of the people he pandered to to get power.
Morally, the British people owe the people of Hong Kong citizenship. Economically, it makes a great deal of sense, especially as those who move will most likely be younger people.
It will be interesting to see what he does. Though no Bizmark, he has a sort of hacker mindset to politics that is unusual in this day and age.
From an outsiders perspective, I like free trade and free movement of people, but I hate stultifying bureaucracy.
Or to put it another way: I like it when governments compete for citizens and capital. I dislike it when they have the capacity to coordinate against same.
He is in a position of huge influence in the new government, which I think some people underrate. A great admirer of Bismarck, I very much doubt he cares much for the policy opinions of the people he pandered to to get power.
Morally, the British people owe the people of Hong Kong citizenship. Economically, it makes a great deal of sense, especially as those who move will most likely be younger people.
It will be interesting to see what he does. Though no Bizmark, he has a sort of hacker mindset to politics that is unusual in this day and age.
From an outsiders perspective, I like free trade and free movement of people, but I hate stultifying bureaucracy.
Or to put it another way: I like it when governments compete for citizens and capital. I dislike it when they have the capacity to coordinate against same.
So I consider the EU as something of a mixed bag.