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: Putin's energy threat should be risible
We could have a single European gas market tomorrow
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Over here there has not been a peep from the law enforcement agencies
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Selling mortgages to homebuyers is not an acitivity that requires whizz kids
Andreas Whittam Smith: A crash that has changed the world? Far from it
Monday, 22 September 2008
High finance has been humiliated.
Andreas Whittam Smith: The banks must clean up the mess they've created
Monday, 15 September 2008
Lehman Brothers' CEO assumed that the credit crunch would be damaging, but not fatal
Andreas Whittam Smith: The flaw at the top that's causing businesses to fail
Monday, 14 July 2008
Fingers are pointed at the FSA. But I believe we should turn our attention elsewhere
Andreas Whittam Smith: Buy when stocks are down? Let's explode that myth
Monday, 23 June 2008
As managers at Bear Stearns appear in court, obvious lessons can be learnt
Andreas Whittam Smith: Irish voters have stated the truth for all of us
Monday, 16 June 2008
The countries outside the eurozone have done better than those inside
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Columnist Comments
• Andrew Grice: The Chancellor must consider tax hikes.
Despite the weight on his shoulders, the Chancellor remains remarkably calm.
• Howard Jacobson: The lesson of Hitler's deformity.
So Hitler actually did have only one ball. I call that a pity for history.
• Deborah Orr: Praising the public on pointless decisions.
People power, as it pertains to television anyway, is proving to be a tricky beast.
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8 Deborah Orr: It's easy to praise the public on decisions that don't matter
9 Rupert Cornwell: Formidable opponent is now the best choice
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1 Kabul 30 years ago, and Kabul today. Have we learned nothing?
2 Howard Jacobson: Read more literature and less history. That's the lesson of Hitler's deformity
3 Deborah Orr: For most women, prostitution is not a life choice
4 Leading article: The BBC still does not understand
5 Andrew Grice: A cool Chancellor must consider putting up taxes
6 Leading article: The overwhelming case for a major economic package
7 Robert Skidelsky: What would Keynes have done?
8 Ian Burrell: I doubt the head of compliance finds this prank so 'hilarious' now
9 Leading article: Better education can help to make our roads safer
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