Andrew Dickens: The tariffs are here

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Apr 3, 2025 · 1m · transcript

The age of globalisation is dead. Trump has withdrawn America.

Now we’re in an age of blocs - nations that agree to trade with each other, nations that have commonality.

So, who are our friends and who are our friends that we get on with?

China is our biggest trade friend, but is China our friend? No, they’re not.

So we are into a period of delicate negotiations and that’s going to cause fewer than perfect trade deals.

Now what do we do about America?

Some have said that the situation is not too bad - 10% as we speak.

But our trade with America is $9 billion a year, so 10 per cent is near…