 | All times are London time: Monday Feb 16 2009 | FT.com - Comment and analysis Obama's lonely quest for consensus Feb 15 2009 19:19 The US government as a whole must lead public opinion. More than it has so far managed, it must anticipate, not just react. That is why President Barack Obama is right about the need for consensus, and partisans on both sides of Congress are wrong, writes Clive Crook Read more » Narrow-minded leadership hurts Europe Feb 15 2009 19:27 The protectionism we are experiencing now is caused by co-ordination failure. It is neither sudden, nor surprising, writes Wolfgang Münchau Read more » Credit strike highlights need for reform Feb 15 2009 19:50 For the past 100 years, the UK has had a banking system poorly suited to the financing of industry. It has been plagued by a failure to provide the type of long-term lending observed elsewhere, writes Colin Mayer Read more » Co-ordinated inflation could bail us all out Feb 15 2009 19:33 An increase in inflation by an extra 2 percentage points for a period of five years would have many benefits – for governments, companies, households and the banking system, writes Tim Leunig Read more » EU is losing its grip on Caspian gas corridor Feb 15 2009 20:06 It is clear that the preferred way to get gas from Azerbaijan to Europe is via Turkey, but not under any condition. Ankara has to be flexible, and Brussels, too, writes Borut Grgic Read more » | |
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