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Covered bonds: a simple – and sensible – solution
From Prof Lawrence J. White. Sir, Your article “Stage set for fresh start in US covered bond issuance” (November 5) mentions investors’ unease about the treatment of US covered bonds if the issuing bank were to become insolvent
Role of dollar in asset price bubble
From Dr Desmond Lachman. Sir, Nouriel Roubini yet again offers us a counsel of despair (“The mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust”, November 2)
Visions remain subject to the same laws of power politics
From Sir Tony Brenton. Sir, Quentin Peel’s article “Failure of imagination” (Analysis, November 6) is an example of liberal guilt about how the west supposedly flunked the opportunities available to us after the fall of the Berlin Wall to create a new harmonious world order
NAO recognises efforts of OGC
From Mr Nigel Smith. Sir, Your article “Skills shortage to hit public projects” (November 6) did not reflect the NAO acknowledgment of the significant OGC support to provide checks and assurances for the successful delivery of government projects
Lately, it has been exciting to be Swiss
From Mr Frederick Hopson. Sir, John Gapper’s excellent analysis of Warren Buffett’s latest investment (“Safe signals from Buffett’s train deal”, November 5), is unfortunately incorrect in one respect
Was someone up there listening?
From Mr Andrew Abboud. Sir, I have received the return of Martin Lukes with mixed emotion
How il Cavaliere has raised Italy's profile and reach
From Mr Rosario A. Iaconis. Sir, Demeaning Italians on the world stage has long been de rigueur in Berlin, Paris and London
To be chewed before swallowing
From Mr Malcolm Fifer. Sir, The FT is not unique in the use of linguistic anomalies (Letters, October 26). I recently heard on Alabama Public Radio the following...
Big advantage of discussing 2050
From Profs Roger Guesnerie and Thomas Sterner. Sir, Prospects for climate talks in Copenhagen are not good
Tripped up arguing for immigration
From Mr Ralph Musgrave. Sir, I don’t agree with Martin Wolf's claim that the UK government has “never attempted” to make arguments for immigration
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