Andreas Whittam Smith
Andreas Whittam Smith was a financial journalist until 1985 when he led the team that founded The Independent. The paper’s first editor (1986-1994), he has subsequently been the president of the British Board of Film Classification (1998-2002) and chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (1998-2003). He is currently First Church Estates Commissioner responsible for £5bn of the Church's investments, and chairman of the Children's Mutual.
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Andreas Whittam Smith: The candidate who can elicit hope is the winner
12 January 2012 12:00 AM
Andreas Whittam Smith: Blaming Fred the Shred alone is too easy
15 December 2011 12:00 AM
Andreas Whittam Smith: Buying time won't save the single currency
08 December 2011 12:00 AM
Funding and democratic crises lie ahead. The euro could perhaps survive one, but not both
Andreas Whittam Smith: I don't believe the eurozone can be made to work
01 December 2011 12:00 AM
Andreas Whittam Smith: Making the rich pay the tax they owe is one way to achieve fairness
24 November 2011 12:00 AM
The millionaire, who when his fortune is made, moves to the Isle of Man, is a tax dodger
Andreas Whittam Smith: The jobless are our own fault, not anyone else's
17 November 2011 12:00 AM
A high proportion of businesses say that job-seekers lack basic literacy and numeracy
Andreas Whittam Smith: It's not just the borders agency that is unfit for purpose
11 November 2011 12:00 AM
Our politicians don't lack brainpower or ability. But what they do lack are knowledge and training
Andreas Whittam Smith: Capitalism does not have to be this greedy
03 November 2011 12:00 AM
The two important control mechanisms are active shareholders and perceptive regulators
Andreas Whittam Smith: The banks are to blame for this mess
27 October 2011 10:00 AM
No time should be wasted asking them to reform – just do it
Andreas Whittam Smith: Bankers are to blame for this mess. And they still don't get it
27 October 2011 12:00 AM
They are no more likely to agree to reform than the Mafia. Waste no time asking them to. Just do it
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EDL marches on Newcastle as attacks on Muslims increase tenfold in the wake of Woolwich machete attack which killed Drummer Lee Rigby
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