Apple bites digital hand that feeds it

The terms have not only attracted groans from Apple’s suppliers. They have rightly stirred the interest of competition authorities, who are scrutinising the service

UK defence cuts

With regard to past defence spending mistakes, there is little Liam Fox can do but to start baling. Pursuing unbudgeted projects is a fools’ game. Deferring them adds to the cost burden

• MoD to name and shame lax contractors
• ‘Cycle of MoD failure’ cost public billions

Spain rights saving banks’ wrongs

Following the financial crisis, Madrid’s efforts to right the Spanish banking sector put it a head above the rest of Europe – and they are beginning to show results

Battle of Wisconsin

Governor Scott Walker’s attempt to tackle the overmighty public sector unions has backfired and done little more than rallied popular support to the union’s side

Apple flunks a test

The technology company’s resistance to calls for shareholder empowerment is strange, considering that other California companies have adopted majority voting without apparent qualms

Hamburg’s lesson

The so-called ‘super election year’ has got off to a very gloomy start for Angela Merkel, after the German chancellor’s Christian Democrat party was defeated in Hamburg

The Arab revolt comes to Tripoli

Muammer Gaddafi’s lethal repression of unarmed protesters in Libya is shocking, but not surprising – and may be one of the final acts of a desperate regime

Taiwan strengthens its mainland ties

When the irresistible force of reunification meets the immovable object of independence, concentrating on economics remains the most sensible course

Raiding the pensions pot

Earthquake on the Emerald Isle

MI6 in the frame

Pirates of the Gulf

Another harmless G20 meeting

Bahrain gets tough

Regulating finance

Obama’s favourite investments

ECB leadership and Germany

Singh a song of disappointment