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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Wednesday Mar 04 2009 FT.com - Comment and analysis To nationalise or not – that is the question Mar 03 2009 19:52 We are painfully learning that the world's mega-banks are too complex to manage, too big to fail and too hard to restructure. Nobody would wish to start from here. But, as worries in the stock market show, banks must be fixed, in an orderly and systematic way, writes Martin Wolf Read more » How the competent bankers can be assisted Mar 03 2009 19:56 An interlude of nationalisation, followed by the reflotation of narrowly focused retail banks, is now the least bad route to the principal public objective, writes John Kay Read more » An epic battle looms over Obama's big push Mar 03 2009 19:51 Republicans have no choice but to wage all-out war against the US president's proposals for a new era of progressive government, writes Roger Altman Read more » A trade surplus is not always a sign of strength Mar 03 2009 20:06 It is far from clear that a relatively bigger industrial sector would improve Britain's economic prospects, writes Simon Tilford Read more » French lessons on the state's new role Mar 03 2009 20:01 A British version of Gaullism, on the free-trade-friendly definition, might find a ready audience, writes Howard Davies Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.