Tim Worstall

Tim Worstall (born 27 March 1963, Torquay) is a British-born writer and Senior Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute. He writes on the subjects of environmentalism and economics, particularly corporate tax, his contributions having appeared in many prominent publications. In 2010 his blog was listed as one of the top 100 UK political blogs by Total Politics.

Worstall is a regular contributor to Forbes and the Register. He has also written for the Guardian,the New York Times,PandoDaily,the Daily Telegraph blogs,the Times, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2010 his blog was listed as one of the top 100 UK political blogs by Total Politics.

Worstall is a supporter of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), stood as a candidate for London in the European Parliament election, 2009, and acted as the party's press officer.

Worstall's writings on economics and environmentalism have received a varied response. Matt Ridley described his book Chasing Rainbows as "Fearless, fresh, forensic and funny", while in response to an article by Worstall about the think tank Compass the author Colin Hines described Worstall's argument as "a libellous smokescreen". Worstall has also written on corporate tax and has been critical of the protest group UK Uncut.

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