One of the drawbacks of writing on public policy is that when issues make headlines the hapless commentator is required to provide some analysis of them with only limited time to understand what has actually happened and what might be the consequences of the new development.In the week beginning August 2, this commentator has been confronted with two such developments within 24 hours.First was the announcement from Geneva that negotiators in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) had reached an unde…
