The report said there must be improvement on a situation where the problems of undermanning and overstretch appeared to have got worse since the defence review.

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That means a change of Cabinet Office guidance to say that there must be no more bonuses until all the problems at the UK Border Agency have been resolved.

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If there are problems at large Chinese companies, they must be dealt with now.

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There are also problems with the crucial helmet-mounted display, which also must be resolved.

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But there is a growing sense that Japan's problems - debt, deflation and demographics - must be confronted by policymakers and voters and not ignored for too much longer.

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