World news: Abe adviser threatens to quit over reforms, De Blasi...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday November 07 2013     World News   Abe adviser threatens to quit over reforms   One of Japan's leading entrepreneurs questions Shinzo Abe's appetite for reform as an early initiative – deregulation of online drug sales – seems to be foundering       De Blasio brings change of tone to New York     Mexico to upgrade oil reforms     ECB considers options as prices fall     BAE move sparks Scottish jobs warning     Britain's spymasters step out of the shadows     Public sector strikes in Athens over cuts     Security fears fail to quell Kurdistan boom     Spanish judge orders arrest of ex-bankers     Georgia wary of Russia's 'borderisation'         The World   Who is Bill de Blasio?   Bill de Blasio (Getty) By Luisa Frey On Tuesday night 52-year-old Bill de Blasio won the New York mayoral election in one of the largest victories in the Big Apple's electoral history. De Blasio beat Joseph Lhota by a 49-point margin (73 per cent to 24 per cent), which is the widest in a mayoral election since Edward Koch won a third term in 1985 by 68 points. De Blasio is also the first Democrat to win in nearly 25 years. Continue reading »           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.