http://www.ft.com/comment/editorialhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/editorialFT.com - Editorialen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:17 +0000Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:10 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/editorial(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/fab706cc-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fab706cc-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlAfghanistan is still largely a feudal society hostile to any form of central government. One facet of feudalism, however, is that it implies a two-way contractThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f99cd4c4-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f99cd4c4-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlEuropean Union trade officials have rejected a plan to extend the 'anti-dumping' duties levied on shoe imports from China and Vietnam. The episode points up the opaque and arbitrary nature of EU trade lawsThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa30139c-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa30139c-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlProgress towards a better gender balance on FTSE 100 boards has, disappointingly, stalled over the past year. In spite of this setback, a better balance can be achievedThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:15:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc4ffc40-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc4ffc40-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlMuch of the government's legislative programme confuses passing laws with bringing about real improvements in a way that is damaging and divisiveWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:48:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd3aed68-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd3aed68-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlRussia would benefit from the discipline of joining the WTO, but there are grounds to doubt to what degree the organisation could restrain the countryWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dddc5fa4-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dddc5fa4-d48c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlA 'jobs bill', new public works programmes and job-sharing initiatives are under consideration as ways to stimulate demandWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:34:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f954d7b4-d3ad-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f954d7b4-d3ad-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThe move by the children's secretary has some narrow political merit, but the Treasury should not be deflected from deficit reductionTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe734e10-d3ad-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=a386a928-5a6a-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe734e10-d3ad-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThe French finance minister is right to focus on the failure to create competitive marketplaces, in spite of the financial sector's brutal dog-eat-dog reputationTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:12:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/038521d0-d3ae-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/038521d0-d3ae-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlObama can still retrieve this situation by publishing a blueprint of a two-states solution and a Palestinian homeland on most of the West Bank and Gaza, and placing it before the UN Security CouncilTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a769ec8-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a769ec8-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US has a right to take its time. Admittedly, its political process has been frustrating, but the country must be given time to agree a positionMon, 16 Nov 2009 20:44:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/43f061c8-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43f061c8-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlIt is right and proper that the US acknowledge the rising significance of China. Obama's assurances that China's rise need not be a threat were spot on. But US accommodation can be taken too farMon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/63ebba48-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63ebba48-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlLondon will continue to be an important financial centre, but it is foolish to expect – or want – the sector to regain its pre-crisis dominance of the UK economySun, 15 Nov 2009 18:08:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6be835d2-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=a386a928-5a6a-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6be835d2-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlTrying for political balance limits the gene pool of talent. Candidates such as Christine Lagarde, Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Pascal Lamy should be in the frameSun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7491fed4-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7491fed4-d20f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlBoth sides have stumbled into this disagreement by accident. Having already won clearance in Washington, Oracle tried to rush its deal through in Brussels without showing due deference to regulators thereSun, 15 Nov 2009 17:58:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/edd22930-d08a-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Feditorialhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/edd22930-d08a-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlWhen the US leader visits Asia, he does so as head of state of a battered superpower. No better symptom of US frailty can be found than the dollar – in which Asians have invested so much of their people's hard-earned wealth. But he can only grin and ask his hosts to bear itFri, 13 Nov 2009 23:09:13 +0000