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A wake-up call for George Osborne

UK chancellor needs to get back on the front foot

Osborne falls foul of the pie charts
Notebook No taxation without mastication
Editorial Secret justice is better than none
How Greggs turned up the heat

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Islamists hold key to Egypt’s future

A broad coalition is the only guarantee of stability

Holders of Egypt bond face anxious wait
Stock markets Egypt defies the odds

May 29, 2012

Spain must avoid an Irish turn

The sovereign’s deadly embrace with banks should be loosened

May 29, 2012

Secret justice is better than none

UK government’s revisions make reform acceptable

May 28, 2012

Dawn of the age of cookie cutters

Business should lead on online privacy, not drag its feet

May 28, 2012

Zuma exposed

Unpalatable truths are hidden behind satirical painting

Zuma painting charges dropped
Analysis Zuma painting reveals SA tensions

May 28, 2012

UK border chaos is threat to business

Government should rethink its ban on risk-based checks

May 27, 2012

Indian tortoise slips into reverse

Political gridlock is intensifying economic downturn

May 27, 2012

Iran’s intentions remain a mystery

World powers should continue to pursue negotiations

Tehran defiant on nuclear programme
Hossein Mousavian An alternative to impasse

May 25, 2012

The fear factor and the eurozone

Are policy makers scared enough for a banking union?

May 25, 2012

A Gosplan for the UK energy market

Flawed reform jettisons too much of the liberalised market

May 24, 2012

Time to end Rome’s political comedy

Italy’s local elections are the last warning sign for parties

May 24, 2012

A long walk away from free banking

UK needs to end its addiction to a costly fiction

May 24, 2012

Songs of freedom for Azerbaijan

Eurovision will help put the focus on Baku’s rights record

May 22, 2012

UK growth must be a private matter

Use monetary and banking policy to boost demand

May 22, 2012

Reviving Beijing’s economic miracle

China needs reforms more than a grand new stimulus

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UK chancellor needs to get back on the front foot

Corporate executives should see inclusiveness as their task

A broad coalition is the only guarantee of stability

The sovereign’s deadly embrace with banks should be loosened

UK government’s revisions make reform acceptable

Business should lead on online privacy, not drag its feet

Unpalatable truths are hidden behind satirical painting

Government should rethink its ban on risk-based checks

Political gridlock is intensifying economic downturn

World powers should continue to pursue negotiations

Are policy makers scared enough for a banking union?

Flawed reform jettisons too much of the liberalised market

Italy’s local elections are the last warning sign for parties

UK needs to end its addiction to a costly fiction

Latest events in Moscow are a bad omen for reform

The convention is long past due for US ratification

Eurovision will help put the focus on Baku’s rights record

Use monetary and banking policy to boost demand

US solar tariffs help neither clean energy supplies nor jobs

China needs reforms more than a grand new stimulus

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