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Harold Cox
1859–1936
A sharp free-trade thinker and Liberal politician, he wrote about economics and public policy with the brisk, argumentative style of someone used to Parliament as well as print. His books capture big debates of early 20th-century Britain, from trade and industry to population and liberty.
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Are we ruined by the Germans?
by Harold Cox
About the author
Born in 1859, Harold Cox was an English journalist, economist, and Liberal politician. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics, and he later became known for combining political work with economic writing.
Cox served as Liberal MP for Preston from 1906 to 1910. Alongside politics, he wrote extensively on trade, industry, population, and economic policy, and he also edited The Edinburgh Review. His published works include titles such as The United Kingdom and Its Trade, The Economic Strength of Great Britain, Economic Liberty, and The Problem of Population.
He died on May 1, 1936. Today he is remembered less as a literary figure than as a clear, forceful public writer whose books reflect the policy arguments and political tensions of his time.