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Petronella Wyatt
Petronella Wyatt is a columnist for the Mail on Sunday. She was deputy editor of the Spectator.
Will Italy Rise Again?
A restoration of growth requires far more than can be offered up by following the dictates of smug EU bureaucrats
Obama and Solyndra's Bankruptcy
There is the haughty conviction that these elite illiberals know what is best for us in terms of energy use
European Disunion
Emotive calls to defend European unity make for a reassuring sound bite but ignore some harsh realities
Fox Outfoxed
David Cameron will be toasting the departure of Liam Fox as Defence Secretary with his favourite Clamato juice and vodka cocktail this weekend
Cameron Can
David Cameron is not so much the man without qualities, but the man without insecurities
Bring back the Nasty Party!
Don’t you know that the Tory party does best when it is seen as the nasty party?
Consumer Champion?
Elizabeth Warren and her fiscal soulmate President Obama are intent on waging war against the business community
The Palestinian Economy
Far from effecting any displacement of Arabs, the Jewish settlements enabled a huge increase in both the number and wealth of the Palestinian Arabs
Kill or Cure for Greece
Greece must curb government control, sell assets and restore a private economy to their moribund old style Soviet system
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