Andreas Whittam Smith

Andreas Whittam Smith: What's the point of policies that can't be delivered?

Published: 24 July 2006

The last minister to declare the government machine unfit for purpose was Gladstone in 1853

Andreas Whittam Smith: The cult of celebrity has enriched the super-rich

Published: 17 July 2006

The lifestyles of the very rich are thoroughly documented without creating resentment

Andreas Whittam Smith: A tale of power, privacy and pictures in 'Paris Match'

Published: 03 July 2006

The editor published pictures of Cécilia, the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, with her lover

Andreas Whittam Smith: When even your home is no longer your own

Published: 19 June 2006

The law makes it dangerous to be away from one's house lest the local authority take it

Andreas Whittam Smith: France and Britain share a taste for fresh faces

Published: 12 June 2006

Both Mr Cameron and Mme Royal prosper by arguing against the grain of their parties

Andreas Whittam Smith: Why don't I feel safer?

Published: 05 June 2006

So many officers to arrest two young men seems over the top

Andreas Whittam Smith: Lessons for the centre-left in how to be British

Published: 29 May 2006

Not thinking about Englishness is itself an English quality. That is one of our defining features

Andreas Whittam Smith: Now the US and Britain can declare victory in Iraq and bring their troops back home

Published: 22 May 2006

Mr Bush and Mr Blair pass by the opportunities to retreat. They want a better moment

Andreas Whittam Smith: The fall of both President and PM is no coincidence

Published: 15 May 2006

The two leaders are joined together at the hip not just by Iraq but also by their methods

Andreas Whittam Smith: The newest way to hold politicians to account

Published: 08 May 2006

It turns out that we citizens can employ the law against ministers

Andreas Whittam Smith: This tale of greed and self-delusion is a perfect parable for the Prime Minister

Published: 01 May 2006

Governments that are in reality vote-winning machines sooner or later come to a shambolic end

Andreas Whittam Smith: How the welfare state killed the churches

Published: 03 April 2006

The reform of the voting system may be seen as an underlying cause of Christian decline

Andreas Whittam Smith: Dominique de Villepin's Napoleonic gamble

Published: 27 March 2006

He intends to tame the bucking bronco and show France what courage brings

Andreas Whittam Smith: The honours system is fairer than we think

Published: 20 March 2006

In the past year I have twice attended meetings to examine names being put forward for honours. Honours in this sense, I should add, means knighthoods (and dames) and awards of CBE, OBE and MBE and excludes peerages. The sessions I go to are part of the preparation of the New Year's Honours and the Birthday Honours lists.

Andreas Whittam Smith: British public life remains relatively uncorrupt

Published: 06 March 2006

You have only to compare us with, say, the United States or France or Italy

Andreas Whittam Smith: There can be no tempering with torture. Either you oppose it or you go along with it

Published: 27 February 2006

I would rather risk my life than be part of a society that uses torture, or its results, for any reason whatever

Andreas Whittam Smith: Paintings that really are worth saving for the nation

Published: 20 February 2006

Am I saying that I would rather keep a set of book illustrations by William Blake than a Raphael? Yes

Andreas Whittam Smith: Why I'm backing Chris Huhne

Published: 13 February 2006

What I find most refreshing in his manifesto is the understanding of business activity

Andreas Whittam Smith: Of course press freedom matters, but the sacred in all religions deserves respect

Published: 06 February 2006

When images of Christianity such as the Last Supper are mocked, I feel offended and distressed

Andreas Whittam Smith: Lies, damned lies and Simon Hughes

Published: 30 January 2006

I don't know another area of life where deceit is so prevalent as in politics

Andreas Whittam Smith: Will the Government act to save our pensions?

Published: 23 January 2006

What was once a very good system of saving for old age is gradually being closed down

Andreas Whittam Smith: Why I have changed my mind about badgers

Published: 19 December 2005

The Government is proposing a political culling programme, not a science-based exercise

Andreas Whittam Smith: Our peaceful acts of protest should not be a crime

Published: 12 December 2005

This is an undemocratic and inefficient way of bringing in new legislation

Andreas Whittam-Smith: A tale of scandalously poor judgement

Published: 05 December 2005

If Vanni Treves were chairman of a publicly listed company, he would be unlikely to survive

Andreas Whittam Smith: Secrets, lies and war crimes

Published: 28 November 2005

The Official Secrets Act is being used to protect the Government from its critics