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: Nobody is going to resign at RBS – nor should they
Bonuses would be acceptable if they rewarded genuine 'value added' only
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Andreas Whittam Smith: The first rule of any regulation – bankers cannot be trusted
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Friday, 16 October 2009
'Enron' and 'The Power of Yes' tell you all you need to know
Andreas Whittam Smith: The fine of art of scapegoating
Friday, 9 October 2009
Sharon Shoesmith had no chance to comment on the report into child protection in Haringey
Andreas Whittam Smith: We cannot safely say that the Great Crash has passed
Friday, 2 October 2009
Financial markets are akin to living systems, driven by animal spirits
Andreas Whittam Smith: A simple way to greater efficiency
Friday, 25 September 2009
Call centres are really just factories modelled on the car plants established by Ford
Andreas Whittam Smith: The banking story may yet have a happy ending
Friday, 18 September 2009
The next chapter is how governments introduced much tougher regulation
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