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West is not yet ready to give up its dominant role
From Prof Robert H. Wade. Sir, Samuel Brittan says that the present threefold gap between the average income of the US and western Europe and the world average ‘can hardly be expected to last’
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Sensible rules and trust are required
From Mr Stephen Sklaroff. Sir, Lex argues, in ‘Leasor of two evils’, that leases should go on companies’ balance sheets
10:37pm
An old joke has a new punch line
From Ms Christine Mar Ciriani. Sir, There used to be a joke at Wegelin that the only two ways of leaving the bank as a relationship manager was retirement or death
10:37pm
The tax system just got more complex
From Mr Adam Harper. Sir, While changes do need to be made to the child benefit charges, I can empathise with Ed Balls as, for many, the changes do seem shambolic
10:36pm
Comparing good apples with bad
From Mr Simon Potter. Sir, During recent trips to my local supermarket, I have sensed that the quality of fresh fruit and veg has been deteriorating during these hard times
10:36pm
Joy is unconfined as we relearn liquid assets ratio
From Mr Thomas Lines. Sir, So the Bank for International Settlements has rediscovered liquidity ratios
10:36pm
Assad’s speech was a triumph of the art of public relations
From Ms Diana Darke. Sir, Your coverage of President al-Assad’s speech might also have explained one of the key reasons the Assad regime has defied all predictions of its imminent demise
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Jan 6, 2013
The arts always glimpse the future first
From Mr Tom Brown. Sir, Sir Samuel Brittan in his ever thoughtful essay on the decline of western dominance suggests that no pundit in 1913 predicted the oncoming Great War
Jan 6, 2013
External vested interests have held back growth
From Ms Diezani Alison-Madueke. Sir, Sebastian Mallaby is to be congratulated for recognising that the development of sound central policies has started to have a real positive impact on many African nations
Jan 6, 2013
Balls is counting money that will already have gone
From Mr Mark Wood. Sir, At first glance there is something for almost everyone in Ed Balls’ inaugural policy proposal
Jan 6, 2013
No majority until the Tories unshackle their militant wing
From Mr Alistair Craig. Sir, I enjoyed reading Philip Stephens’ article on how rightwing parties have become prisoners of their active supporters, but it is not a new phenomenon
Jan 6, 2013
Targeting NGDP would have made no difference
From Mr Robert J. Barbera. Sir, Scott Sumner’s commentary suggests that doubts about Federal Reserve Board goals played an important role in 2008
Jan 6, 2013
Monetary policy has little effect
From Mr Tony Welsh. Sir, Scott Sumner’s suggestion that central banks should target nominal gross domestic product makes me wonder how that might have affected their actions since 2008
Jan 6, 2013
Venture capitalism is misperceived
From Mr Tim Hames. Sir, David Richards is absolutely right to assert the fundamental importance of venture capital to the growth of UK technology companies
Jan 6, 2013
More to VC than writing a cheque
From Mr Dmitry Alimov. Sir, David Richards’ criticism of the venture capital industry is nothing new
Jan 6, 2013
Robots will help in worker shortage
From Mr Robert Kincaide. Sir, In your article on South Korea’s declining birth rate, you neglected to mention the silver lining
Jan 6, 2013
Don’t mix up computer chips and HFT
From Mr David Kelland. Sir, Larry Harris’s article supporting speed limits on high-frequency trading, has attracted criticism that has conflated those limits with Luddism
Jan 5, 2013
Real problem with English spelling
From Mr Thomas Dunskus. Sir, As a German with a fairly strong background in English, I was very much interested in what Michael Skapinker had to say about English spelling
Jan 5, 2013
Quite right not to trust forecasts
From Mr Robin Lustig. Sir, The always excellent Tim Harford is of course absolutely right to remind us that economic forecasters are not to be trusted
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