2012: The Year in Review (Q2)

April: Lifelong militant explains his party's last defeat. Citizens experience rare and intense moments of national unity as 24,674 sign Chagos petition in eight short days. Opposition split tickets under adult supervision. Fiscal policy should catch up with monetary policy. MMM lets small tail wag big dog, again. Face of 60 minutes dead at 93. Music icon becomes Senegal's culture minister. Four journalists turn PM interview into circus.

May: Remake's gathering deciphered. Citizens clinch title in Fergie time. Cameras help solve Stacey Henrisson's murder. Get ready to sing with Jaime. SAJ reveals why he left SSR's government. Parliament prepares to legalise abortion. Anand still undisputed world chess champ.

June: Former Chief Justice Lallah dead at 78. Hungry Rafa wins 7th French Open. BOM to cap FX spreads. What Manou and Rama agree on. Moody's downgrades 15 big banks. Nordic countries offer best start in life. The economic mess is actually bigger.

Read the review for Q1, Q3, Q4.

Get Ready To Sing With Jaime

The former mayor of Curitiba who transformed that city of less than two million people into a sustainability Champ. Mr Lerner tells us that 70% of the garbage has been separated for the past 20 years and his famous double-articulated buses have been copied in 83 cities around the world. Jaime also claims that any city in the world can be improved within 3 years and recommends urban acupuncture for quick results. I totally agree. Provided you don't have Bretton Woods pen-pushers colonising you with crappy transformation programs.