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Wrong kind of austerity was better than none at all
From Prof Alberto Alesina and others. Sir, ‘My best guess is that history will accord [Mario Monti] a role similar to that played by Heinrich Brüning, Germany’s chancellor from 1930 to 1932’
10:40pm
Sums add up to a full Heathrow
From Mr Colin Matthews. Sir, ‘London needs a better main airport’ you argue. We agree and are investing accordingly
10:40pm
To spend your way out of trouble requires suitable spending
From Mr Stefan Grub. Sir, Martin Wolf’s article ‘America’s fiscal policy is not in crisis’ is an impressive case of whistling past the graveyard
10:40pm
UK trade to EU is far less than 50%
From Lord Kilclooney. Sir, The government has at last admitted that the Office for National Statistics’ estimate that 49% of UK trade goes to the EU includes UK exports on transit
10:40pm
Vital to devote aid to basic education
From Dr Evelyn Adey. Sir, Andrew Mitchell’s defence of the UK’s aid budget is surely right, but how to spend the aid is vital
10:39pm
Vegetarian salmon won’t tickle palates
From Mr Jeffrey Glanz. Sir, Let me assure you that if you feed salmon a vegetable-based protein most people will taste the difference between it and fishmeal-fed salmon
10:39pm
Culprit is military not Medicare
From Mr Arthur Boyson. Sir, Robin Harding is a bit off the mark in saying that it is the spiralling costs of Medicare that are the big problem in the US budget
10:38pm
First lesson in statistics do not apply in US Medicare
From Dr John Doherty. Sir, The first rule I was taught in statistics was that ‘present trends do not continue’
10:26pm
Bring your loofah to work
From Mr Jonathan Fenby. Sir, J.B. Rae-Smith suggests that we might follow Churchill’s habit of working from bed. Why stop there?
10:26pm
Vinyl LPs make me get up every 20 minutes
From Prof George S. Yip. Sir, With reference to Lucy Kellaway: when I work at home in London I play vinyl LPs
10:21pm
Two negatives (at least) too many
From Dr Richard D. Erb. Sir, Michael Skapinker’s article and reader reactions reminded me of a statement from a British executive director during an IMF meeting I was chairing
10:17pm
A very cross party group indeed
From Mr Andrew Anderson. Sir, MPs Christopher Soames and Frank Field write as co-chairs (note the hyphen) of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration
Jan 22, 2013
VW makes more sausages than cars
From Mr Jens Reinke. Sir, Andrew Campbell writes that only much higher production volumes per platform explain VW’s position
Jan 22, 2013
Monti’s support for the euro made the ECB’s intervention possible
From Mr Gianluca Di Lorenzo. Sir, According to Wolfgang Münchau, Mario Monti would not be the right man to lead Italy, due to his poor record as unelected prime minister on three counts
Jan 22, 2013
Clear message to Merkel turned out to be highly effective
From Mr Erik F. Nielsen. Sir, To many of us, who have followed Italy more closely, Mr Monti’s record looks rather impressive
Jan 22, 2013
Bring back lira to save our economy
From Mr Giancarlo Politi. Sir, The opinion of Wolfgang Münchau about the eurozone is correct and I share it
Jan 22, 2013
Italian yields began to fall as soon as Berlusconi was ousted
From Mr Pierpaolo Barbieri. Sir, Wolfgang Münchau’s column utterly confuses the two years of eurozone crisis resolution
Jan 22, 2013
A personal virulent opposition to Europe’s success
From Mr Armando Beccaria. Sir, Wolfgang Münchau’s opinion on Mario Monti’s qualifications as prime minister of Italy may prove to be as incorrect
Jan 22, 2013
Long may the record stores flourish
From Ms Giulietta Karras. Sir, Thank you, Gary Silverman, for ‘Bricks, mortar, Stones and Ramones’
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