Ingram Pinn Gideon Rachman from COLUMNISTS 7:01pm

West complacent over why nations fail

Politics is too often captive to procedures and principles

The A-List

When Mark Carney takes over as governor, the strategic debate within the MPC is likely to intensify
– DeAnne Julius
The looming sequestration must be avoided at all costs
– Roger Altman
The longer unconventional monetary policy persists, the greater the scale of QE’s ‘costs and risks’
– Mohamed El-Erian
Wolfgang Munchau from COLUMNISTS 2:04am

The case for a grand coalition in Italy

Partnership among the divergent majorities can break the political gridlock

Janan Ganesh Janan Ganesh from COLUMNISTS 5:35pm

Voters expect Osborne to stay his course

The British are busy hunkering down for years of squeezed living standards

OPINION 5:25pm

What Kerry needs to know about Iran

Tehran is willing to enter into talks with the US, writes Hossein Mousavian

OPINION 7:58pm

Science must be spared Washington’s axe

Cutting R&D capability would be irresponsible, say Rafael Reif and Craig Barrett

Brian Groom from COLUMNISTS 7:10pm

Splendidly pointless second city debate

The debate over which UK metropolis should rank just below London may one day prove academic

FT Editorial
Jurek Martin from COLUMNISTS 9:05pm

Virginia’s old guard keeps on the road

Those who cross the Potomac in search of sense might be in for a shock

Global Insight from WORLD 7:20pm

German president renews Europe debate

Joachim Gauck wants an EU commonwealth of nations and a European public space for debate

Inside Business from COMPANIES 6:38pm

Dividends back on banks’ agendas

Bad news is it makes for damning indictment of future growth prospects

Markets Insight from MARKETS Feb 25, 2013

Fate sealed on pound’s loss of haven status

Fiscal tightness and weak growth will encourage easy monetary policy