Tim Worstall (born 27 March 1963, Torquay) is a British-born writer and blogger and Senior Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute.
[1] He writes on the subjects of environmentalism and economics, particularly corporate tax, his contributions having appeared in the business press.
He worked in the Soviet Union, and became a trader in rare elements such as scandium and zirconium.
Matt Ridley described his book Chasing Rainbows as "Fearless, fresh, forensic and funny",[15] while in response to an article by Worstall about the think tank Compass[16] the author Colin Hines described Worstall's argument as "a libellous smokescreen".
[17] Worstall has also written on corporate tax and has been critical of the protest group UK Uncut.