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Andreas Whittam Smith

Andreas Whittam Smith: Four years on, the BBC seems to have learnt nothing

Published: 08 October 2007

The questions that Lord Hutton asked of the BBC in January 2004, when enquiring into the "Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Dr David Kelly" are still surprisingly relevant. This time, they concern the publication of film that was manipulated to show the Queen angrily walking out of a photoshoot when she did not. The footage was a so-called launch tape, made to publicise a documentary entitled A Year With the Queen. A BBC inquiry into the error was published on Friday.

Andreas Whittam Smith: The cold economic wind blowing from the US

Published: 24 September 2007

If these trends run on, we can give them a name: a dollar crisis

Andreas Whittam Smith: In a financial crisis, the public trusts no one

Published: 17 September 2007

The good news is that markets can heal themselves. But it takes time

Andreas Whittam Smith: There's a storm brewing – and it's coming this way

Published: 10 September 2007

Some who could have borrowed money before the summer may find that they can’t nowmet

Andreas Whittam Smith: The English are romantics, the French pragmatists

Published: 23 July 2007

They don't lovingly restore old cottages and barns. They would rather build new houses

Andreas Whittam Smith: Why I fear a financial crisis is in the offing

Published: 16 July 2007

Financial gearing works both ways - turning a small gain into a large one or a minor loss into a serious shortfall

Andreas Whittam Smith: A measured response that bodes well for the future

Published: 02 July 2007

Where Tony Blair's team was hyperactive, Mr Brown has instilled calm

Andreas Whittam Smith: France has been allowed to outwit us

Published: 25 June 2007

Tony Blair, dashing round on his farewell tour, could not, when it came down to it, do the business

Andreas Whittam Smith: Are we entering the era of agflation?

Published: 18 June 2007

Agricultural prices have begun a strong advance after years in the doldrums

Andreas Whittam Smith: Don't panic, Blair - pressure is good for you

Published: 13 June 2007

The Government has been the least successful of any public institution in keeping its balance

Andreas Whittam Smith: A French lesson for our next Prime Minister

Published: 29 May 2007

Sarkozy has made his climate change ministry first among departments

Andreas Whittam Smith: The MP, his quad bike and a phoney scare story

Published: 21 May 2007

David Maclean has just bought himself a £3,300 quad bike on parliamentary expenses

Andreas Whittam Smith: Who guards Britain's auditing guardian?

Published: 14 May 2007

If Sir John Bourn wishes to travel a lot, he should retire and do it in his own time

Andreas Whittam Smith: The real sins of Wolfowitz at the World Bank

Published: 07 May 2007

His passion for fighting corruption evaporated when lending to Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan

Andreas Whittam Smith: Bayrou's object lesson in how to lead a third party

Published: 30 April 2007

If Mme Royal were to win, it would demonstrate the powerful appeal of freshness

Andreas Whittam Smith: The Big Three will always pack a punch in the EU

Published: 23 April 2007

Any 'big idea' runs the risk of being defeated by a referendum. This should suit pragmatic Britain

Andreas Whittam Smith: There's always a third force in French elections

Published: 26 March 2007

That Bayrou is attracting such support shows how despairing French voters have become

Andreas Whittam Smith: The danger of believing England is a liberal place

Published: 19 March 2007

The mainstream has no problem with measures that infringe the rights of 'them' for the sake of 'us'

Andreas Whittam Smith: Make businesses pay for defrauding customers

Published: 12 March 2007

Big business is mistreating its customersthese days. I start with one of the less obnoxious examples. BT Group has begun to charge its customers an extra £4.50 if they pay their bills other than by direct debit. What has riled them is being told that it costs this much to process payments except those by direct debit. Given that the charge applies to people who pay online or by telephone, where the processes are highly automated, this is disingenuous. Customers are being treated as idiots.

Andreas Whittam Smith: A warning all right, but not like the 1930s

Published: 05 March 2007

When the stock market brakes sharply, we shiver. Is this it? No, the bad times are not coming back

Andreas Whittam Smith: The terrible history of Russian Jews

Published: 26 February 2007

There was no hope of a grudging acceptance, as happened in central and western Europe

Andreas Whittam Smith: There is no need to fear private equity

Published: 19 February 2007

It is as if one were employing management consultants, only they stay longer and don't take fees

Andreas Whittam Smith: Hats off to Madame Royal for a bold experiment

Published: 12 February 2007

At the very least, her consultative techniques have brought fresh ideas to the debate

Andreas Whittam Smith: London as seen by the French and the Americans

Published: 05 February 2007

London's big advantage is that it is better than New York or Paris in recruiting talented people

Andreas Whittam Smith: Ségolène, Hillary, and their big conversations

Published: 29 January 2007

Might not Mme Royal's willingness to consult be read as a sign that she hasn't many ideas of her own?
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