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  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    There are no easy fixes for Nigeria’s problems

    Reforms to its oil industry and a more efficient state are vital

  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Governments must learn to love borrowing again

    If used for wise investment, fiscal stimulus can relieve monetary policy

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Protests over pensions show reform is needed

    Governments and society need to reimagine what retirement means

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    UK film and television are jewels in the crown

    Success of the creative industries is prompting business investment

  • Thursday, 5 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Britain’s fateful election offers no good choices

    The main parties have abandoned the centre. A realignment is needed

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Britain’s housing market needs a permanent fix

    Next government needs a credible plan for both building and renters

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Facial recognition needs a wider policy debate

    New regulations to protect citizens’ rights to privacy are crucial

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    US allies must prepare for further trade shocks

    Hopes that Washington wanted to lower tensions were misplaced

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Relaxing UK state aid rules would be a mistake

    A ‘buy British’ policy would cost taxpayers and lose export markets

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
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    Travails of German left spell end of a political era

    Change of SPD leadership heralds a broader shift in alignment

  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
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    China’s private sector is pivotal to its economy   

    Beijing’s clampdown on liquidity has hurt private enterprise

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    In Britain’s dire election, trust is the first casualty

    Restoring trust in politics requires party leaders to act responsibly

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    The editorial board
    Nato needs to reassert its common purpose

    The leaders of the western alliance should restore mutual trust

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Targeted action can stem the illegal wildlife trade

    Technology, economics and the law must be enlisted to stop poaching

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Risks should temper the market’s exuberance

    Mature companies are finding buyers more easily than tech start-ups

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Universities strike is over more than just pensions

    Excellence of the UK’s higher education system needs to be preserved

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
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    Europe needs its own Belt and Road Initiative

    A push to connect the continent will promote autonomy and growth

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Malta’s moment of truth for a crusading journalist

    Daphne Caruana Galizia case is important for press freedom and rule of law in the EU

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    British criminal justice needs an urgent repair

    Years of cuts to funding have stretched police, prisons and the courts

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    US military justice is now subject to Trump’s whim

    War crimes pardons show the president treats institutions as a personal tool

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Uber must demonstrate safety is paramount

    TfL has done the right thing to revoke the ride-hailing app’s licence

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Hong Kong poll is a chance to embed democracy

    Beijing’s best hope of stemming the protests is concessions, not a crackdown

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Brazil needs to keep up the reform momentum

    Jair Bolsonaro should back a controversial pro-growth package

  • Sunday, 24 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Johnson’s manifesto demands a leap of faith

    A messy Brexit would scupper the Tories’ public-spending pledges

  • Sunday, 24 November, 2019
    The editorial board
    Financial reporting must get back to the basics

    Companies should support moves towards greater transparency

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