Comments on Lynne's Parliament and Haringey diary: Why we need more workers in the boardroom

Matt makes a good point but I think the larger pen...

2009-06-27T21:32:22.044+01:00

Matt makes a good point but I think the larger pension funds (especially the local Government schemes)are more aware of their moral obligations in respect of socially responsible investment than he implies. Most large funds do in fact have their own voting policy and don't just abrogate the job to their investment managers. There have been many examples recently of instances where larger

Some of the biggest investors in our largest compa...

2009-06-27T16:53:33.230+01:00

Some of the biggest investors in our largest companies are the so called Institutional Investors who invest money on our behalf, via our pensions and life assurance policies. This creates a problem, because within this structure, pension investors effectively cede their voting rights to the fund managers. Now fund managers come from the same tribe as company directors. The result is a

'Workers on the board' is probably a good idea but...

2009-06-27T13:29:20.160+01:00

'Workers on the board' is probably a good idea but it is important for all directors they are accountable and that when they are in the board room they leave all their vested interests outside the door and operate in the best interests of the company and all of its stakeholders. If they can do this and have specific skills and experience to contribute, then there is no reason why they

pie in the sy sort out local goverment please the ...

2009-06-26T13:37:25.835+01:00

pie in the sy sort out local goverment please the mess ups there are far worse than mps exspenses boardrooms ect they are behind the mess we are in. plus banks

In principle, the have "ordinary" workers in the b...

2009-06-26T07:02:39.669+01:00

In principle, the have "ordinary" workers in the board room is a good idea:
Many schemes and ideas - devised by "consultants" or the board - are often unworkable, unrealistic and cause resentment in the workforce. By virtue of representation, an initial evaluation ("from the workers point of view") could be achieved and a comment such as "unworkable"

Add them from the workforce... unless, I presume, ...

2009-06-23T13:47:48.480+01:00

Add them from the workforce... unless, I presume, they're Christians? They might object on grounds of principle to selling women into brothels, funding corrupt dictatorships, murdering babies, promoting vice... and that would never do, would it?

Face it: what you're demanding is the power to appoint favoured groups to private and salaried positions against the will of those

Sorry, but the "ordinary workforce on the board" i...

2009-06-23T09:50:46.946+01:00

Sorry, but the "ordinary workforce on the board" idea is absolute nonsense.

Being a director of a plc requires a very specific skill set. I would no more trust an "ordinary" member of BT plc's workforce, for example, to be able to contribute at Board level than I would trust BT's CEO to install my broadband properly.

I think that you are onto