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‘A triumph for the European Commission’ (as USA Today chose to describe it) is not something usually to be celebrated here. But yesterday’s finding by the European Court of Justice against Germany’s ‘VW law’ – protecting Volkswagen against takeover via a blocking minority vote held by the state – really does look like a blow for greater dynamism, industrial synergy, and efficient use of capital throughout Europe.
Is gold still a safe haven?
Ingots are just another commodity
City Life
At last, a fine statue of Brian Clough — but still not even a plaque for Jesse Boot
The global currency crisis is still to come
Jonathan Ruffer argues that state bail-outs in response to the credit crunch could lead to yet another massive shock: a widespread collapse of currencies, and a new inflation
Carbon footprints
A confusing guide to greener eating
Arts
Food for thought
My favourite programme last week was France on a Plate (BBC4, Sunday) in which Dr Andrew Hussey investigated the link between gastronomy and la gloire; French glory and destiny.
Books
Saints and sinners
With the publication of their Christmas cookery books, Nigella, Jamie, Delia and Gordon all have a brand image, or a halo, to polish.
Style & Travel
Old is the new new
Damien Hirst’s two-day auction of spanking new works at Sotheby’s in September signalled the end of an era.
Play time
Living in an all-male household (husband, two sons, cosseted cat) has tended to colour my perception of technology.
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The global force behind Mumbai’s agony is in our midst
Stephen Schwartz and Irfan Al-Alawi say that LET — the Army of the Righteous — is a worldwide Islamist organisation which is well-established in Britain. The Mumbai atrocities are further proof that the march of Islamic extremism is the central fact of our time
Stephen Schwartz‘They treat me more like a devil than a god’
Lloyd Evans finds that Bernard-Henri Lévy is not the ageing French dandy of caricature but a serious intellectual with views on everything from Barack Obama to the Muslim veil
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