Tag Archives: FTSE 100 Index

Lets have some real action

Posted on January 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

The news that our Prime Minister has woken up to the damage caused to men, women and especially adolescents and children by mental ill-health is of course very welcome. In terms of the speech she is due to make at … Continue reading →

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We need a fairer society

Posted on April 3, 2016 by ianchisnall

It is clear from this graph that the experience of those involved at the top of FTSE100 companies is very different from the lives of many of those who really do create wealth in this country. Yet whenever Government Ministers speak about … Continue reading →

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We need a UK Social Index

Posted on May 14, 2015 by ianchisnall

The impact of any major political change is assessed through a number of mechanisms. One of these is the FTSE100 which reflects the share value of the 100 largest publicly listed companies. If a political policy or anticipated election is … Continue reading →

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Closed for Business

Posted on July 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of the challenges of our polarised Parliament is that the collective grasp of our 650 MPs on many subjects is a great deal worse than the breadth of constituents that they seek to represent. This means that in practice … Continue reading →

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Some very good news

Posted on May 13, 2014 by ianchisnall

This morning the BBC announced a watershed in the equalities agenda for Governance of the leading Companies on the London Stock Exchange. According to the Radio 4 Today Programme all of the top 100 companies on the FTSE now have a women on the board. … Continue reading →

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Will the last women to leave ……

Posted on October 15, 2013 by ianchisnall

This mornings news that Angela Ahrendts is to leave Burberry to work for Apple is presumably good news for Angela, her family and for Apple. However her successor Christopher Bailey will bring to 98, the number of our FTSE 100 companies with a male CEO. This is … Continue reading →

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