David Cameron

A knight to forget

Fred Goodwin, former CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and persona non grata in the UK, is no longer a knight. It was ridiculous to force people to continue calling him "Sir", or even "sir"!

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I try my best in this blog to concentrate on economic and financial issues and to keep my nose out of linguistic ones. This past week, however, I feel like I have been pursued by one word and that I need to write about it.

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Capitalism — yes or yes?

Two weeks ago, I said that I was going to make only one prediction this year. Well, I'm sorry, I can't resist a second one. This, however, is not a prediction about 2012, but instead about the year 2052.

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Unbelievably cack-handed

Nobody expected Sarkozy to kiss Cameron’s hand, but did he really need to refuse to even shake his hand?

Saving the euro

As European leaders meet in Brussels this week to discuss changing EU treaties, we look at media commentary on national interests and collective action.

Verträge

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Nobody saw her handbag anyone Photo: Margaret Thatcher Foundation

Handbagging

Nobody ever saw Lady Thatcher actually handbag anyone, but I imagine it looked a lot like a scene from Madagascar.

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Whoops, sorry!

It seems that I told you a lie two weeks ago. I am very, very sorry about that. The only thing that I can say in my defence is that I didn't do it deliberately. But before talking about my lie, let me award a special prize.

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Demonstrators in Zuccotti Park. Photo: D. Shankbone

First Manhattan, then Berlin

Occupy Wall Street protesters are being evicted, and British Prime Minister David Cameron makes a visit to Berlin. We look at media comment on these two events.

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Putting it off

Phrasal verbs can be hard to understand and easily confused, even though they are made up of easy-to-understand components.

The way police dealt with the English riots is a ____ issue.

Heedless or contentious?

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