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Andreas Whittam Smith: Authenticity is a great asset in a leader. David Cameron lacks it
24 May 2012 12:00 AM
He is making the same mistake as Sarkozy. He has demeaned the office he holds
Andreas Whittam Smith: What happens if Greece exits?
17 May 2012 09:00 AM
The risks and the pain could be mitigated. Banks have already cut their exposure
Andreas Whittam Smith: The shareholder revolution is at last under way
10 May 2012 12:00 AM
Why did shareholders let so many years pass by without trying to halt the rise in the remuneration of directors?
Andreas Whittam Smith: DSK, Murdoch and the trouble with inquiries
03 May 2012 12:00 AM
The magistrates interrogating the former IMF chief are engaged in a hopeless task
Andreas Whittam Smith: Forget what sounds clever. Just run the country
26 April 2012 12:00 AM
Cameron said what people wanted to hear when he announced the abolition of quangos. Doing it is harder
Andreas Whittam Smith: The battle
between Hollande and Sarkozy is trading
on France's deepest fears, not hopes
19 April 2012 12:00 AM
The socialist candidate says his true adversary is the "world of finance".
What he means is "France's creditors"
Andreas Whittam Smith: Osborne doesn't think much about the have-nots
22 March 2012 12:00 AM
The reductions in welfare are not over yet. The Chancellor needs further savings - £10bn by 2016
Andreas Whittam Smith: Not just greedy banking, but morally worthless
15 March 2012 12:00 AM
I have developed a rule. If you have money, there will always be somebody trying to take it off you
Andreas Whittam Smith: Britain could do with a dose of US democracy
08 March 2012 12:00 AM
Candidates use attack ads to try and destroy their opponents. Nothing on this scale has happened before
Andreas Whittam Smith: The buck stops with Rupert Murdoch himself
01 March 2012 12:00 AM
The successes have been his alone, so have the failures. The scandals that tumble out daily are his doing
Andreas Whittam Smith: Denigrate civil servants and a nasty price is paid
23 February 2012 12:00 AM
Many ministers in charge of huge departments lack the qualities appropriate to their responsibilities
Andreas Whittam Smith: The Greeks have spoken and the eurozone's fate is sealed
16 February 2012 12:00 AM
Creditor countries have begun to see that the solutions would be impossible to implement
Andreas Whittam Smith: Sweetheart tax deals aren't for the little people
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Harry Redknapp's problem was that he was a private individual and not a large company
Andreas Whittam Smith: Honours are odious and harmful, and it's time they went
02 February 2012 12:00 AM
At a time when the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening, titles exacerbate divisions
Andreas Whittam Smith: Buy a share, cast a vote, solve the problem
26 January 2012 12:00 AM
Dr Cable's proposals would immediately bring shareholders back into the game by giving them a veto
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