Sometimes you do get what you wish for. On September 6 I reached the end of my tether with Amity Shlaes in the Financial Times (not that I ever had much tolerance for her). Now Jurek Martin, a long-time FT mensch (and former cricket teammate of mine), writes in to say she’s gone.

My faith in the FT is restored. Now, about those tired op-ed columnists in The New York Times…