The essential middle-eastern stateI wrote a short essay about Iran, dissenting to the Bush administration's handling of the nation I argue that we should be cultivating, not waylaying. Shareholder power works - GlaxoSmithKline board defeated at AGM over payStory. Glaxo board defeated by shareholders
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has suffered an unprecedented defeat at its annual general meeting when shareholders voted against million pound pay deals for executives. The group said 50.72% of votes were cast against approving the group's remuneration report.
This goes to something I've been saying for some time now: all these people who spend huge amounts of money protesting and organizing protests against corporate power and globalization have completely the wrong idea. what they should be doing is founding share-buying cartels, to develop substantial interests in companies and effect policy changes from the inside.
On the other hand, I suspect that most people of the pursuasion to march in opposition to globalization - Helen Salmon, this means you - are more interested in having a good shout than in actually achieving something.Perle, Kristol, laud Blair as "one of their own"Story. Tony Blair is "a neo-conservative", according to some of the most hawkish thinkers in the US. The startling claim from some of the key players in the neo-conservative movement was made on BBC One's Panorama programme to be broadcast on Sunday. I'll say this: I have a lot more time for Bill and Richard than I do for Blair.
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