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Andreas Whittam Smith

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.

Andreas Whittam Smith: Forget regulation – the banks are back to business as usual

The Nationwide has introduced a mortgage for 125% of a house's value

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Andreas Whittam Smith: Lying has become a way of life for our politicians

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In their hearts, I believe, they are contemptuous of ordinary people

Andreas Whittam Smith: I often wonder why swearing on TV should bother us

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Andreas Whittam Smith: It is not only Brown who is losing all authority

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Never before have Chancellor and Bank Governor disagreed like this

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If Marks & Spencer changed half its board every year we'd be incredulous

Andreas Whittam Smith: Why I mourn the loss of these building societies

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In their original form they were the creations of public spirited people

A reality check bursts the bubble of optimism

Friday, 22 May 2009

Andreas Whittam Smith: Reducing debt could well become a virility test in the election.

Andreas Whittam Smith: We need to tear up the rules of our Afghan engagement

Friday, 15 May 2009

Rather than killing the enemy, it is better to disable him

Andreas Whittam Smith: Score: 1-1 in the war on terror

Monday, 11 May 2009

States of consent don't need to win, they simply need not to lose

Andreas Whittam Smith: They didn't make history, but that's no bad thing

Friday, 3 April 2009

When Gordon Brown came to the podium at 4pm yesterday to summarise the results of the G20 meeting, politics came first. For he began with a list of agreements that, although fine in themselves, will not accelerate economic recovery, will not create a single new job.

Andreas Whittam Smith: At last, an escape route for the banks. But will they take it?

Friday, 27 March 2009

Both Darling's and Geithner's schemes are favourable to the private sector

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