Someone Knows the Truth

Readers of this blog will know that I regard the Common Agricultural Policy as the work of the devil himself, and I never waste an opportunity to say so. The recently reelected John Howard is unsuprisingly of the same opinion. As quoted by Global Growth:

We continue to believe very strongly that the under-developed countries of the world who rely so very heavily on agricultural exports see as their only real long-term hope a greater liberalisation of world markets in agriculture. A particular responsibility rests on those countries, or groups of countries, that have still very high levels of agricultural protection.

Read in Particular the EU and Japan. Hear Hear. Lets hope that one day all world leaders will think the same.