The more time I spend looking at disclosures from investors, the less sense a lot of it makes to me. I’ve blogged quite a bit about meaningless Stewardship Code reporting, with dozens of hedge / boutique funds using exactly the same blurb. We are about…Read more…
NMC voting turnout
Right… here’s what we can see in the NMC meeting results. The first graph just sets out what NMC reports. So there is a headline total voting turnout for all meeting and at AGMs from 2015 I can also split out the insider and minority shareholder turn…Read more…
How seriously do hedge funds voting disclosure?
Not seriously, I would argue. The principle that investors should disclose their voting records is pretty well established now, but we still get this cut & paste stuff justify not doing so.
UNISON Housing Associations AGM 2020: Keynote speaker Tom Copley – London Deputy Mayor for Housing
“The Branch Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, 19th of March (note change of date) from 6:00pm-8:00pm at London City Hall.This meeting is open to all members of UNISON Housing Associations Branch. At the meeting Branch Officers wi…Read more…
The Maverick Advisers Running Britain – Brilliant Article By Harry Lambert
Under Boris Johnson, parliament has been silenced and an inner circle of power-brokers are driving Downing Street’s agenda. Who are they? By Harry Lambert of the New Statesman On Sunday 26 June 2016,…Read more…
“Why I’m glad to pay money for my parking permit”
Hat tip Cllr Rachel Tripp (media caption mine from Public Health England)If you read this blog then you’re probably reasonably active online, and so you’ve probably already seen some discussion about the proposal that Newham should charge for…Read more…
NHS staff ready for coronavirus
NHS workers can cope with Coronavirus but will need resources says Unite biomedical scientist.
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Shrewsbury 24 latest
Unite today (March 6) welcomed a decision by the Criminal Case Review Commission to refer the historic convictions of eight members of the Shrewsbury 24 to the Court of Appeal. The union has…Read more…
Regional threat amid Flybe collapse
Regional airports and their supply chains, which support tens of thousands of jobs, could be at risk without government intervention, Unite warned, after Europe’s biggest regional airline Flybe…Read more…
Belonging – two years on
Two years on from the release of investigative documentary Belonging The Truth Behind the Headlines about secret government plans during 3 disputes over 3 decades the film has gone on to win numerous…Read more…
Talk & Walk: Forest Gate Childrens Workhouse then Maternity Hospital – Tragic Fire, Blitz Bombing & Child Cruelty (E7 Now and then)
“Dickensian stories and tales of the midwife in Forest Gate. 1/2 Talk and walk, lead by yours truly, on the 700 pupil residential Victorian workhouse school and 20th century maternity hospital that existed on Forest Lane. Sat 14 Mar 2-3.30pm, The Lodge…Read more…
Turning climate change rhetoric into action
Despite the best efforts of industry lobbyists, the debate over whether climate change is happening is over. In Scotland, we have ambitious targets, but targets alone don’t remove…Read more…
Safe Staffing Forum 2020: ‘You’re mad trying to be a nurse now’
Latest figures show that in England there are currently 43,000 nurse vacancies
The article Safe Staffing Forum 2020: ‘You’re mad trying to be a nurse now’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Sustained funding for nursing and NHS needed in Budget, says UNISON
Government must make it easier to recruit
The article Sustained funding for nursing and NHS needed in Budget, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Solidarity: A film about blacklisting
(My TUC tutor DAve Smith, was blacklisted from the construction industry and forced to retrain as a teacher. He said during the 1980s London building boom he was the only trained carpenter who had to rely on milk tokens to feed his family.)
West Ham …Read more…
More NMC stuff
A quick look at disclosures for one of NMC’s largest shareholders, Wellington. Last Friday there was an RNS that announced that it held a bit over 10m shares, but in a note said it didn’t have voting discretion for 1.35m of them (13.5%).
Then on Mond…Read more…
Sick pay from day one is not enough – we need sick pay for all
Changing the rules so statutory sick pay kicks in from day one instead of day four won’t help the 2 million people who don’t earn enough to qualifyRead more…
‘Devastating’ news
Urgent talks are being sought by Unite the union as pork producer Tulip Ltd announced today (March 4) that it was consulting on the future of its West Midlands plant at Tipton with the threat to more…Read more…
Oxford University signs up to living wage
Thousands of staff benefit – now UNISON urges colleges to follow suit
The article Oxford University signs up to living wage first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Legacy of government austerity cuts is a hygiene nightmare during coronavirus crisis
Public toilet closures make hand washing harder
The article Legacy of government austerity cuts is a hygiene nightmare during coronavirus crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…