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France and the US have so much to teach each other
From Mr Nicholas Dungan. Sir, Sir Howard Davies is right to stress that French productivity matches or exceeds that of the US
11:37pm
UK groups will flourish with Dutch stability
From Toine Manders MEP. Sir, Since David Cameron’s speech on Europe much uncertainty has been created over whether Britain will stay in the EU in the future with direct access to our common market
11:31pm
No hitches and it’s free for 18 months
From Dr Peter Hahn. Sir, John Fingleton writes eloquently of high-street banks failing to open a business bank account for his new small business
11:26pm
Banks don’t seem to want business
From Mr Edwin Strauss. Sir, I have considerable sympathy with John Fingleton in his attempts to open a small business account with a mainstream bank
11:23pm
Bank reform is gathering pace
From Mr Elemér Terták. Sir, Sony Kapoor’s remarks are surprising, disregarding the content of the Liikanen report and the financial sector reform being implemented in Europe
11:21pm
Now I understand the ‘island’ concept
From Mr John Papadachi. Sir, I have long been puzzled by Winston Churchill’s concept of ‘an island race’, and David Cameron’s recent reference to ‘an island nation’ had me scratching my head again
11:18pm
Bet $100bn on solar for a grand legacy
From Mr Grant Hawkins. Sir, Bill Richardson, the former US energy secretary, writes of Saudi Arabia’s $100bn investment in solar power
11:10pm
It’s good that we can no longer trust supermarket meat
From Mr James Atkins. Sir, The horsemeat scandal has laid bare the ugly side of economies of scale in the food industry
11:07pm
Not everyone was paying attention to Sir Mervyn
From Mr Richard Barwell. Sir, The imminent arrival of a new broom at Threadneedle Street has got people excited
11:04pm
Is Silvio short of pencils?
From Mr Bob Rae. Sir, Your front page picture on Monday showed Silvio Berlusconi leaving a polling booth, still clutching the pencil provided for voters to make their mark
Feb 24, 2013
Syria needs to follow a single carrot
From Ms Diana Darke. Sir, David Gardner’s Global Insight sets out successive failures of will by western powers, hampered by the historical baggage of their previous interventions in the region
Feb 24, 2013
Stop the rusting away of our graduates
From Mr Robin Christie. Sir, The article by Robert Skidelsky and Marcus Miller highlights the danger of ‘hysteresis’ – the ‘rusting away’ of human capacity through underemployment
Feb 24, 2013
US need for longer-term debt has utmost urgency
From Mr Mitchell Hedstrom. Sir, I think Michael Mackenzie has contributed to the national debate over the level of our country’s debt and deficits
Feb 24, 2013
Heinz deal does look expensive
From Mr Terry Smith. Sir, Glen Arnold states that he has yet to read a proper analysis of Warren Buffett’s thinking for the Heinz deal
Feb 24, 2013
Balance of gas supply and demand is far from clear
From Prof Jonathan Stern. Sir, An increase in the share of gas-fired power generation and gas import dependence has long been obvious to those paying any attention
Feb 24, 2013
Time for MEPs to ‘feel the heat’
From Andreas Norlén MP and others. Sir, The EU will, for the first time, have a long-term budget tighter than the previous one, assuming that the European Parliament does not obstruct
Feb 24, 2013
‘Mr Mainwaring’ let us down too
From Dr Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan. Sir, I smiled as I read John Fingleton’s personal account of trying to open a business account
Feb 24, 2013
US doesn’t get enough sunshine
From Dr Bernard L. Weinstein. Sir, I agree with Bill Richardson’s admonition that America’s new-found abundance of shale gas and oil does not guarantee energy security
Feb 24, 2013
Let’s have more of such prizes
From Mr William Thayer. Sir, The Nobel Prize idea is excellent for recognising scientific achievement
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