MattBlackAlien

You can make a very good argument that it was Adam Smith, with Wealth of Nations.

Considering that pre-Brexit the UK was contributing around £10b per year to the EU, then (depending on what it actuslly buys, of course) it’s a bargain.

The bosses of the UK’s largest supermarkets warn the chancellor that they won’t tolerate a drop in profits, so will pass higher taxes onto their customers.

Tesco made £3.1 billion profit in the last year.

https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2025/04/10/tesco-profits-top-3-billion/