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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:40 +0000Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:39:06 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/michaelskapinker(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/36f04c06-d869-11de-b63a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36f04c06-d869-11de-b63a-00144feabdc0.htmlOne of the mistakes that baby boomers frequently make is to assume their children are more like them than they are, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/67a2799e-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67a2799e-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe certainties of the two sides in the debate on morality and free markets are misplaced, writes Michael Skapinker. Regulation provides the middle wayMon, 16 Nov 2009 20:04:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/985d1736-cd5f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/985d1736-cd5f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlThe real difference between business and government is that government does not go out of business, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:12:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2392c5e8-c262-11de-be3a-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=26218928-1ddc-11de-830b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2392c5e8-c262-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlYoung, dynamic and ambitious people are far less likely to be union members than their elders because they are not interested in time-consuming internal committees, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:23:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8e2258-bcdb-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8e2258-bcdb-11de-a7ec-00144feab49a.htmlFor all its problems with crime, the country has outstanding potential, a welcoming and richly diverse people and several world-class companies, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:01:12 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9563a05c-b763-11de-9812-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=26218928-1ddc-11de-830b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9563a05c-b763-11de-9812-00144feab49a.htmlWho better to moan to about cabinet colleagues and ungrateful voters – or about the board, shareholders and staff? Who better to advise you to cancel the furious e-mail? Michael Skapinker recommends executives consult their spousesMon, 12 Oct 2009 22:24:36 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6905d16-b1e6-11de-a271-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6905d16-b1e6-11de-a271-00144feab49a.htmlWhy fashions change is sometimes a mystery. At other times it is clearer: a trusted person opts for something different, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:01:50 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffe3c9ae-ac58-11de-a754-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffe3c9ae-ac58-11de-a754-00144feabdc0.htmlThe smokers standing outside the door are paragons of non-hierarchical, cross-departmental bonhomie, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:17 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e4878aa-a6e0-11de-bd14-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=26218928-1ddc-11de-830b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e4878aa-a6e0-11de-bd14-00144feabdc0.htmlA US judge has found that the SEC settlement with Bank of America 'does not comport with the most elementary notions of justice and morality', writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:12:03 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8064152-a226-11de-9caa-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8064152-a226-11de-9caa-00144feabdc0.htmlExecutives may lose millions if the company fails, but their pay-offs and pensions mean they never need work again, writes Michael Skapinker Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:24:15 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/47038d48-9bdc-11de-b214-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47038d48-9bdc-11de-b214-00144feabdc0.htmlDebate about what work is good or bad never goes away. It takes different forms, depending on the anxieties of the time, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:31:15 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/00df6b34-965a-11de-84d1-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00df6b34-965a-11de-84d1-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Kaplan story illustrates a truth about examinations: the moment a new one appears, students – and their parents – will try to find ways of doing better at it, says Michael Skapinker Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:47:53 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2b88720-85ee-11de-98de-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2b88720-85ee-11de-98de-00144feabdc0.htmlAttacking the research does not help the organic lobby boost its claim to provide healthier victuals, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:51:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7b26a60-8057-11de-bf04-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7b26a60-8057-11de-bf04-00144feabdc0.htmlOnce emigrants put down roots in their new countries and especially once they have children, returning can seem as big an adjustment as leaving, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:07:48 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2f9c228-7ad7-11de-8c34-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnist%2Fmichaelskapinkerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2f9c228-7ad7-11de-8c34-00144feabdc0.htmlIf companies are serious about interns, they should pay them. They would certainly give them proper work to do if they did, writes Michael Skapinker Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:09:04 +0100