Tim Worstall
Encyclopedia
Tim Worstall is an English
writer
and blogger, who writes about a variety of topics, but particularly about economics
. In his day job, he works as a consultant and dealer in scandium
and other exotic metals. He occasionally and humorously refers to himself in his blog and articles as a member of the "international scandium oligopoly."
Worstall has written a blog since April 2004. The blog received approximately one million visits in the year to August 2006. It had a worldwide readership in that period, though most of the visits came from the United States
and Europe
.
Two of Worstall's articles about the 7 July 2005 London bombings
have been archived by the UK Web Archiving Consortium
.
Worstall has written regularly for the online magazine TCS Daily
since May 2004. In a 23 June 2005 article, he coined Worstall's Law of Organizations: "All and any organizations will in the end be run by those who stay awake in committee."
In November 2005, Worstall compiled the book 2005 Blogged: Dispatches from the Blogosphere, an anthology
of blogging.
Since September 2006, Worstall has been a contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer
's "Editorials & Commentary" page
Worstall was the press officer for UK Independence Party in the year running up to the 2009 euro elections.
In 2010, Worstall wrote the book Chasing Rainbows: Economic Myths, Environmental Facts, which examines what we should be doing to avoid, curtail or adapt to global warming.
He lives in Portugal
with his wife.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and blogger, who writes about a variety of topics, but particularly about economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. In his day job, he works as a consultant and dealer in scandium
Scandium
Scandium is a chemical element with symbol Sc and atomic number 21. A silvery-white metallic transition metal, it has historically been sometimes classified as a rare earth element, together with yttrium and the lanthanoids...
and other exotic metals. He occasionally and humorously refers to himself in his blog and articles as a member of the "international scandium oligopoly."
Worstall has written a blog since April 2004. The blog received approximately one million visits in the year to August 2006. It had a worldwide readership in that period, though most of the visits came from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Two of Worstall's articles about the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
have been archived by the UK Web Archiving Consortium
UK Web Archiving Consortium
The UK Web Archiving Consortium is a consortium of six leading UK institutions working collaboratively on a pilot operation archiving selected UK websites...
.
Worstall has written regularly for the online magazine TCS Daily
TCS Daily
TCS Daily is an online magazine with commentary and analysis on current news from a free-market perspective.TCS is an initialism that now stands for "Technology, Commerce, Society"; when the Web site was founded in 2000, those three letters stood for its original name, "Tech Central Station." The...
since May 2004. In a 23 June 2005 article, he coined Worstall's Law of Organizations: "All and any organizations will in the end be run by those who stay awake in committee."
In November 2005, Worstall compiled the book 2005 Blogged: Dispatches from the Blogosphere, an anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
of blogging.
Since September 2006, Worstall has been a contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
Worstall was the press officer for UK Independence Party in the year running up to the 2009 euro elections.
In 2010, Worstall wrote the book Chasing Rainbows: Economic Myths, Environmental Facts, which examines what we should be doing to avoid, curtail or adapt to global warming.
He lives in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with his wife.
Further reading
- Tim Worstall's blog
- TCS Daily articles—a current list of articles by Worstall for TCS Daily