Trade is natural and good, but when it becomes unbalanced, it can also be highly divisive, ending in economic crisis. None the less, globalisation was generally welcomed as a net positive for advanced economies when it first established itself, in that it seemed to offer a virtuous circle of ever cheaper goods for hungry consumers. This soon changed. These days, the process tends to be seen in a more negative light: as a primary cause of Western wage stagnation and the hollowing out of many traditional industries. Our intellectual property has been widely copied, or stolen, and then delivered at a much cheaper price.