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Lorien Kite is deputy comment editor, a post he took up in 2009 after four years as a commissioning editor on the analysis page. He joined the FT in 2000.
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Pink Thinks
From the FT’s comment section:
John Gapper: How not to take care of a brand
Evan Feigenbaum: America risks being left behind in Asia
Gordon Conway: Beijing seeks a head start in the race to go green
David Pilling: Okinawa hovers at the negotiating table
Editorial: Senate vs Wall St
Editorial: Okinawa outcry
Editorial: Deficit delinquent
Global Insight: Tony Barber, Time nears for EU to shape Ukraine policy
Market Insight: Caitlin Long, Reclogging the US credit system
Notebook: Robert Shrimsley, A PM needs EI but GB has sweet FA
Lex: The agenda-setting column on business and finance
Money Supply: Jobs and incomes worry Japanese