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Britain’s egregious Rwanda asylum bill

Plan to remove some small boat migrants to Africa is costly, flawed and sets a bad precedent

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Financial stability in the last mile

Policymakers should remain vigilant about outstanding risks to the global financial system

previous day 5

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A step back from the abyss in the Middle East

The danger of miscalculations between Iran and Israel will persist

sunday 4

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The radical repricing of US interest rates

Financial markets and the Fed are searching for a convincing economic story

19.04.2024 6

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Ukraine’s desperate need for air defences

Nato allies should donate from their armouries even if that leaves them depleted

18.04.2024 5

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The myth of victimless tax rises

Ignoring the cold reality of Britain’s public finances is a mistake

17.04.2024 5

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Crises are eating into development funding

Rich nations need to top up financing for multilateral institutions and initiatives

16.04.2024 3

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A dangerous turning point in the Middle East

Israel should listen to allies who care about its security

15.04.2024 4

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The Bernanke review is only a starting point

Bank of England must now be bold in implementing its recommendations

12.04.2024 6

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How to make trains run on time

An effective railway network relies on co-ordination, long-term planning and innovation

12.04.2024 6

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Aukus is gathering momentum and adherents

The pact reflects an attempt to preserve the strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific

11.04.2024 5

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The electric vehicle revolution is running out of steam

Governments need to work with carmakers to reduce the obstacles to adoption

10.04.2024 6

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How the US could compete with China in Latin America

A draft bill before Congress offers a constructive alternative to finger-wagging and lecturing

09.04.2024 5

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England’s promising experiment with metro mayors

Wider powers for local leaders can help spur regional growth

08.04.2024 4

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The Turkish opposition’s stunning turnaround

President Erdoğan must resist returning to populist policies, and stifling his competitors

07.04.2024 7

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Assisted dying: an idea whose time has come

The rights of the terminally ill to choose a better death need careful consideration

05.04.2024 5

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Southern Europe’s growth spurt needs to be built upon

Further reforms are vital for sustained progress in the eurozone’s core and periphery

04.04.2024 7

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America’s robust national economy hides its weak spots

Economic realities vary widely across US households and regions

03.04.2024 4

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The ‘mother of democracy’ is not in good shape

In India, the gap between pro-democratic rhetoric and reality is widening

02.04.2024 10

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The cautionary tale of Thames Water

England’s experiment with privatising natural monopolies has misfired

31.03.2024 20

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How religion became entwined with politics

Societies have not all become more secular as they grew richer

29.03.2024 7

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The US brings a landmark case against Apple

The justice department’s complaint is bold but faces an uphill struggle

27.03.2024 3

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The only real chance to end the chaos in Haiti

An international security force needs to be beefed up and quickly deployed

26.03.2024 3

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Islamist terror returns to Russia

Using Moscow attack as a pretext to intensify war on Ukraine would be an outrage

25.03.2024 5

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The world is warming faster than scientists expected

Fossil fuel groups and investors cannot afford to ignore the warnings

24.03.2024 10

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The pursuit of happiness

A valid goal for government is to reduce the causes of discontent

22.03.2024 5

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Boeing: how not to run a national champion

The aircraft maker needs a deeper cultural overhaul, starting at the top

21.03.2024 5

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The Bank of Japan’s tricky path to normalisation

With financial risks lurking, Governor Ueda must maintain his cautious approach

20.03.2024 7

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The contrasting tales of TikTok and Nippon Steel

Pace of US deglobalisation is accelerating, with sometimes dubious motives

19.03.2024 5

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Britain’s levelling up agenda is failing to deliver

The next government must close the gap between rhetoric and reality

18.03.2024 5

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Timing the tricky first rate cut

As the moment for easing nears, central bankers must stay clear-eyed on the data

15.03.2024 6

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The delicate balance in policing extremism

UK government guidelines carry risks for free speech and legitimate protest

14.03.2024 8

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Time to stop dithering over the EU’s capital markets union

Technical solutions are known, but political leadership is needed

13.03.2024 4

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Nigeria’s kidnapping racket is a symptom of a failing state

The government needs to start by improving security and stabilising the economy

12.03.2024 6

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Time to fix Britain’s fiscal fiction

The UK’s spending rules and procedures are not working

11.03.2024 10

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The uncertain path to Javier Milei’s promised land

Argentina’s president needs to build a coalition to support his radical economic reforms

10.03.2024 20

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How old-line Republicans missed their chance to stop Donald Trump

GOP leadership failed to read the playbook for retaking a US political party

08.03.2024 4

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The transatlantic gulf in executive pay

UK boards are becoming more willing to benchmark CEO rewards against US peers

07.03.2024 6

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Britain’s electioneering Budget

The chancellor stretches economic reality to make the public finances add up

07.03.2024 3

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China lacks a credible policy to meet its own growth target

Beijing appears to be animated more by ideology than by generating wealth

06.03.2024 2

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Europe’s damaging divisions over military aid to Ukraine

Nato allies need to do more to help Kyiv — by sending more weapons, not troops

05.03.2024 7

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Jeremy Hunt’s Budget bind

The UK chancellor should put prudence above politics

04.03.2024 5

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The urgent need to end the catastrophe in Gaza

The US risks being seen as complicit in the humanitarian disaster in the strip

03.03.2024 9

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Can stock pickers fight the rise of passive investors?

Active fund managers must prove their strategies are worth the cost

01.03.2024 6

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The US Supreme Court’s help to Donald Trump

Delaying the former president’s immunity appeal could change the 2024 election

29.02.2024 6

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The environmental cost of AI

Data centres are becoming some of the biggest consumers of power and water

28.02.2024 3

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The unfulfilled potential of Europe’s stock markets

The EU is missing out on trillions of euros of capital for its businesses

27.02.2024 4

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Britain’s gummed-up planning system

Red tape must be slashed to meet the UK’s demand for housing and infrastructure

26.02.2024 6

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The forgotten war

Sudan’s conflict is a threat to regional stability — and millions of lives

25.02.2024 4

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The troubling decline in the global fertility rate

Developed economies need to be better prepared for a drop in younger workers

23.02.2024 6

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