One concern is that the bank has lost too much of the tacit knowledge of the workings of the financial-services industry needed to be a good all-round regulator.

ECONOMIST: The Bank of England

Were countries not already committed to negotiate about agriculture and services, there would be no impetus at all for a new round, says a senior western diplomat.

ECONOMIST: The battle in Seattle

And tonight, I also issue a call to the nations of the world to join the United States in a new round of global negotiations to expand exports of services, of manufactures, and most of all, farm products.

CNN: Prepared Text of Clinton's State of the Union speech

We're already saying that we may be doing wonderfully but even the eurosceptic Conservative Party is sending its shadow ministers all the way round Europe to see how they can improve and learn from Europe with regard to public services, which was regarded as the central point by both political parties in the political debate.

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