Tim Worstall (born 27 March 1963,Torquay) is a British-born writer and blogger and Senior Fellow of theAdam Smith Institute.^[1] He writes on the subjects ofenvironmentalism andeconomics, particularlycorporate tax, his contributions having appeared in the business press. In 2010 his blog was listed as one of the top 100 UK political blogs byTotal Politics.^[2]

Worstall was educated at theLondon School of Economics. He worked in theSoviet Union, and became a trader in rare elements such asscandium andzirconium.^[3]

Worstall is a regular contributor toCapX.^[4] He has also written forThe Guardian,^[5]The New York Times,^[6]PandoDaily,^[7]Forbes,^[8]The Register,^[9]The Daily Telegraph blogs,^[10]The Times,^[11] andThe Wall Street Journal.^[12] In 2010 his blog was listed as one of the top 100 UK political blogs byTotal Politics.^[2]

Worstall is a supporter of theUK Independence Party (UKIP), stood as a candidate for London in theEuropean Parliament election, 2009,^[13] and acted as the party's press officer.^[14]

Worstall's writings on economics and environmentalism have received a varied response.Matt Ridley described his bookChasing Rainbows as "Fearless, fresh, forensic and funny",^[15] while in response to an article by Worstall about the think tankCompass^[16] the author Colin Hines described Worstall's argument as "a libellous smokescreen".^[17] Worstall has also written oncorporate tax and has been critical of the protest groupUK Uncut.^[18]

In 2018 Worstall founded the news siteThe Continental Telegraph reporting on news and current events.^[19]

• Worstall, Tim (2005).2005 Blogged: Dispatches from the blogosphere. London: The Friday Project Limited.ISBN 0-9548318-3-7.
• Worstall, Tim (2010).Chasing Rainbows: How the Green Agenda Defeats Its Aims. London: Stacey International Publishers. p. 468.ISBN 978-1-906768-44-7.
• Worstall, Tim (1 July 2014).20 Economics Fallacies. Searching Finance Ltd. p. 112.ISBN 978-1907720963.
• Worstall, Tim (10 October 2014).23 Things We Are Telling You About Capitalism. London: Adam Smith Institute.
• Worstall, Tim (2015).Factchecking Pollyanna: An Investigation into the Accuracy of Polly Toynbee's Journalism. Amazon Kindle.
• Worstall, Tim (28 May 2015).The No Breakfast Fallacy: Why the Club of Rome was wrong about us running out of minerals and metals(PDF). London: Adam Smith Institute.

• Tim Worstall's blog

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