In today's FT: Hunt defends NHS cash ringfence, Violence reignites ...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/XYEWFF/CWHRGM/VYIL9G/NSVWP8/   In today's FT Monday June 03 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Hunt defends NHS cash ringfence Defence and business secretaries among those trying to redefine aspects of their work as health-related to access protected budget http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/87UQGQ/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Violence reignites on Turkey's streets PM dismisses people on streets as 'looters', describes Twitter as a 'curse' and brands anyone who drank alcohol an alcoholic http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/EKGNVL/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Google set to pass Apple as app platform Android has recently won over most developers, creating a larger selection of apps that may soon overtake the iPhone maker http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/RP40IE/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Financial Times - US homepage   China begins US economic zone patrols Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of US forces in the Pacific, confirms move by China's navy, which could transform dynamic between the two nations http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/20JXUZ/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   G8 urged to deal with Abenomics impact South Korean finance minister says weaker yen is having negative impact on global economy and summit needs to come up with co-ordinated plan of action http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/1OSWU8/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Wells chief warns Fed over debt proposal John Stumpf playing more active role as a spokesman for US banking, particularly since Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase has reined in criticism http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/XBI7RK/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Merkel attacked for promises on spending Chancellor under fire from opponents in her country's election campaign over spending promises that a newspaper calculated would cost more than €28bn http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/K9VT5L/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Feathers fly over French entrepreneurs Almost 60,000 supporters of Les Poussins sign online petition against plans to limit length of time businesses can benefit from preferential status http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/B4TJOC/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Beijing returns to global metals market State Reserves Bureau seeks to take advantage of price slide with deals for 30,000 tonnes of nickel as well as making enquiries about copper http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/VTDASM/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Financial Times - Asia homepage   China blocks MasterCard venture Chinese central bank has ordered an online payment platform to stop issuing renminbi-settled credit cards in partnership with MasterCard http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/CWHR02/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   In pursuit of the soul of Chen Guangcheng Blind, Chinese self-taught legal activist has been offered positions by both a human rights programme and a conservative pro-life think tank http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/B4TJO9/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   China and US stage rebalancing act While US is trying to reassure China's neighbours, it is also struggling to convey to Beijing that it does not intend to block its rise http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/K9VT4Q/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Culture wars explode on Turkish streets Most of those protesting were secular, younger Turks – business consultants, corporate finance executives, academics and lawyers http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/EKGNVV/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Hubris threatens to humble Erdogan Gathering smell of authoritarianism around Erdogan's neo-Islamist government has brought with it an unmistakable whiff of hubris http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/9M198T/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   US China solar duties fail to end imports American experience may have lessons for EU debate over proposed tariffs. Cell prices have not soared but neither has domestic manufacturing http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/WHYZJS/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Spain cuts red tape to woo entrepreneurs Encouraging more start-ups is a government priority as the country struggles to get more than 6m unemployed workers back into jobs http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/T1XV91/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   BIS warns on dangers of cheap money Quantitative easing has driven asset prices to record highs in spite of economic signs that a meaningful recovery has yet to appear http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/4VFDLY/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Android advance eats into Apple's lead While Google's smartphone platform is not yet seen by developers as outpacing Apple's iOS, Android now matches it in many respects http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/MJABWL/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Foreign investors buy GM Building stake Two New York office property deals have highlighted the strength of one part of the real estate market just as the market generally struggles to recover from the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/YGEMF2/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Vodafone to boost UK capex by 50% Telecom will reveal the budgeted hike in domestic capital expenditure this week, saying that spending will increase by more than £300m, up from £600m last year http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/RP40IA/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   BofA and AIG line up in subprime battle New York court to hear arguments on whether to approve an $8.5bn settlement between investors in mortgage bonds and their originator Countrywide http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/DXBFC3/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Twitter's regulatory problems flagged Social media site's speed causes issues as it makes it difficult to monitor and its impact on investors is increasingly hard to ignore http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/3CRK1G/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Markets   Financial system 'waiting for next crisis' Sequence of crises have been trading-related, and the system is geared around trading profits, or money borrowed from the future, says Kay http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/Q35OIR/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Easing anticipated as BoE's King leaves Mark Carney is likely to stick to his original indications of enacting further quantitative easing in the second half of the year http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/SUWCEW/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Investors eye Spanish property deals Large international investors in distressed real estate are eyeing deals in Spain, raising hopes of a turning point in the market http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/Q35OY7/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Financial Times - Comment   Obama's faith in the geek elite Self-interest, – rather than virtue – guides the growing clout of the Big Data companies, and the same is often true of the White House http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/Q35OYX/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Why I'm voting for gay marriage The history of wedlock, business sense and personal experience all make a compelling case for supporting equality for same-sex couples http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/LS2H4A/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Why austerity is like a B-movie monster The eurozone behaves like a regular large, closed economy. The trouble is that it is run, and often analysed, as no more than the sum of its parts http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/K9VT5C/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   US must not hasten cuts to budget deficit The government must be prudent. Premature fiscal tightening has taken a toll on economic growth in the UK and several eurozone countries http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/OF78DN/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Ireland's woes are more than a bank crisis An excellent guide to the demise of the Celtic Tiger – but the definitive work on the Irish financial crisis is yet to be written http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/FD83AI/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Financial Times - Management   Maestro of the urban skyline The architect behind London's Shard tells Emma Jacobs why his role is to reflect the way culture is evolving http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/GY6PAW/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Clearing your email is no act of virtue I have no folders, no system. That is because I don't need one. The only messages I reply to at once are about things to which the answer is no http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/K9VT53/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Granny nanny Bernadette Wilson-Undy, who runs childminding business Granny and I, says her job is to make the parents and the child relaxed and happy http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/EKGNV0/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   How to deal with a refusal When your boss says 'no' to you it is acceptable to ask for feedback in a non-aggressive way but moaning in public is not a good idea http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/A5FEIY/9Z3GXS/HYWORW/1OSWPT/82/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=2   Special Reports - FT.com Business of Luxury FT Wealth Indices Engineering the Future Arab World: Banking and Finance Rail and Metro Video Lex Has Fifa cleaned up its act? Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the football governing body has reformed, and that it is time to move on. 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