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Our Easter lamb reveals the miracle of free trade

13 April 2020

8:45 PM

13 April 2020

8:45 PM

Easter is heavily associated with lamb. The paschal lamb’s sacrifice is a gift to all but that is not the only link, the last few weeks of lent also mark the beginning of the spring lambing season in agricultural communities.

This has fed through in recent decades to the consumer. Last weekend, while the churches stand empty and a great many of us are separated from our family, millions of us nonetheless sat down to a meal of lamb.

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