The Weekender
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This week on FT Alphaville,- Bundesverfassungsgericht was word of the week.- As the eurozone crisis took another week off… we looked at sovereign bond-buying by sovereign-backed banks....
Robert Bucholz and Joseph Ward, “London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750″
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Not long ago I had a discussion (prompted, I think, by a poll in The Economist) with my colleague about which city on earth could boast that it was the true ‘World City’. We threw around a couple of ideas – it seems obligatory to me...
GSEeya
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The US Treasury chose to combine its announcement to begin receiving all of the profits from Frannie, with another that the GSE portfolio will be unwound more quickly than before....
Caro Diario
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This evening I at last watched Nanni Moretti’s 1993 Caro Diario (my thanks to E for the loan and the patience). It won Moretti the prize for best director at the 1994 Cannes International Film Festival. I hadn’t known quite what to expec...
Spain: Black Friday protestors say No to Cuts
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Hundreds of public sector workers blew whistles and horns Friday at a noisy rally in the Spanish capital in protest at government cuts, including reduced wages, and deregulatory labour reforms. The protesters – many waving red flags of Spain&...
Supporters Stage Protests Around the World
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Supporters of the band staged protests around the world. with many demonstrations in front of Russian embassies. Here is a collection of photos from some of the protests.
Russia: Pussy Riot's Guilty Verdict
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Russian and anglophone Twitter users responded today to the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence handed down to Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich.
Supporting Pussy Riot – What The F**k FEMEN?
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OK – A Russian court sentenced Pussy Riot to 2 years in jail yesterday for their little stunt in a Russian Orthodox Cathedral. To the very liberal thinkers, maybe that is absolutely fine. For the broadminded, maybe somewhat obnoxious but ne...
It is now or never Brazil
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The coincidence is without precedent as Brazil will be the first country ever to host the World Cup of Football and the Olympic Games in a row, in 2014 and 2016. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the country to catch it from the hair and e...
Ecuador Reacts to Assange Asylum
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"they talk so much about freedom of expression when in our own country IT DOESN'T EXIST!" - An Ecuadorian netizen criticizes the government's decision to grant asylum to the founder of Wikileaks. Some are celebrating the bold move as well.
Pussy Riot: Putin v punk | Editorial
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The band's trial will not be the last as prosecution becomes the Russian government's weapon of choice against dissentYou are the president of a large country with a growing economy, intent on keeping your name up there in the lights. You pride yours...
Putin's message: if you're pro Pussy Riot you're against the Orthodox church | Oleg Kashin
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You might think an unjust trial would damage Putin, but it fits with his strategy of pitting 'simple people' against the 'creative class'Answering journalists in London, Vladimir Putin promised the members of Pussy Riot soft punishment and formally h...
Irish Whiskey
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Queen Elizabeth 1st enjoyed Irish whiskey. It is said that she had casks of Irish whiskey transported to London and stored in the palace. By the 18 century Ireland had roughly 2000 stills in operation making Irish whiskey. At present there are only 4...
An amazing piece of political theatre
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AFTER a Russian court sentenced three members of Pussy Riot, a punk band, to two years in jail for an act of protest, our correspondents ask what the harsh verdict means for the rule of law in Russia...
The decline of “real money” trading
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So US equity trading volumes are now at four-year lows. Or five-year lows. Whatever, they’re low, but it’s also August.Something to keep in mind as the global risk asset rally —...
Pussy Riot’s Defiance, Part II
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The feminist rockers have put Putin's Kremlin firmly under the international microscope...
It is time for change
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It has been 5 years since the credit crunch that led to the global financial crisis, which eventually fed into the sovereign debt crisis across Europe, started. 5 years and 5 summers that policy makers and politicians have been struggling to contain...
Ashton brands Pussy Riot sentences disproportionate
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The two-year prison sentences handed to the members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been described as "disproportionate" by EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton...
Frannie est mort, vive le Frannie
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So farewell then, 10 per cent Fannie and Freddie senior pref dividends.You were very complicated.The US Treasury announced on Friday that it will instead use all the profits...
Taking it personally: patents, medicines and genetic markers
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Purr-sonalised medicine The IPKat is all in favour of medicine which, he thinks, can come in really handy -- even when you're unwell. He was therefore fascinated to learn of a recent discussion in Europe of a topic which has already exercised s...
How to be Granted Asylum: Just be a white celebrity
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The always insightful Flavia Dzodan (if you don’t follow her already, you should do so now) has pointed out on Facebook that while the whole world is concerned with one white dude’s asylum decision, hundreds and thousands of refugees are...
How to be Granted Asylum: Just be a white celebrity
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The always insightful Flavia Dzodan (if you don’t follow her already, you should do so now) has pointed out on Facebook that while the whole world is concerned with one white dude’s asylum decision, hundreds and thousands of refugees are...
