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(16 Apr) - “I don’t like rich people,” François Hollande famously declared on a French television show a few years ago. When campaigning for the presidency last year, he declared war on the “world of finance”, and promised a top income-tax rate of 75% on the rich. Now his anti-rich people rhetoric seems to be... 

I agree with Spring Singapore chairman Philip Yeo that the service sector has been employing foreign staff too liberally ("Service sector 'imports staff too liberally'"; April 6). This has led to overcrowding on our transport system and other public facilities. Having more foreign service staff may not result in better service. Recently,... 

Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight for legislation after MPs voted against banning caste discrimination. Some of those affected by caste prejudice in Britain have been speaking to the BBC's Newsnight. (16 Apr) - Hundreds protested outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon as the House of Commons debated the issue. They...