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Student radicalism
There is much to like about the reforms to English higher education that have already been introduced but they do not go far enough. Ministers must make the system more competitive
Richer or poorer
A day off and a street party can do us good even if it shrinks our incomes a little. But this is a government worried about the public debt, which can hardly be serviced in the currency of leisure
Maintaining the pressure on Libya
Making Col Gaddafi’s life in his compound intolerable – with the aim of convincing his supporters to eject him – is not beyond the wit or capacity of the western allies
Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian charade
By repeatedly raising and dashing his people’s hopes for greater freedom through insincere and unfulfilled promises of reform, the president has merely inflamed protesters’ passions
Europe must use borrowed time well
Events will soon impose their solutions if eurozone policymakers do not act more decisively than they have yet been able to. They can buy some time – but it must be wisely used
Shareholder values
The Church Investors Group, which wants pay ratios between top executives and the lowest-paid tenth of employees to fall below 75, has shown that profit is not the only investment motive
Goodluck’s victory
Mr Jonathan comes to power as part of the same political culture that has failed to make much headway. Now that he has a mandate he must show he means to effect real change
Leading the Fund
The next IMF head should be picked on his or her merits. The best candidate must have a grasp of economics, political clout and the ability to run a large bureaucracy
Life after Doha
A decade is enough time to waste. By the tenth anniversary of its birth this November, and in the absence of a deal, Doha should be brought to a dignified end
Frustrated Finland
If the eurozone is to emerge from its crisis, Finnish and other politicians must do a better job of confronting such opponents and winning the difficult arguments
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