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Can we please bust the myth of shareholders as company “owners”?

Over in the UK, David Cameron is trying a bit of populism by calling for outrageous and excessive CEO salaries to be tightened. He proposes to do so by allowing shareholders to “binding” vote on CEO bonuses: David Cameron confirmed the move and said he was determined to end the “merry-go-round” of super-rich bosses rubber-stamping each [...]

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Innovating from Opposition

Innovating from Opposition

The British Conservatives are widely viewed as being on the cutting edge of online campaigning and “digital democracy”. It’s one of the benefits of being in opposition – you don’t have the infrastructure, institutions and culture that Governments have. Oppositions can think big, experiment and (this far out from an election) can afford minor failures. [...]

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The Cameronisation of Turnbull

Recently, Turnbull went to visit David Cameron, the very successful UK Tory leader. Cameron has been extremely successful in transforming the unelectable Tories to a forward looking, “progressive” conservative party. He has turned areas of traditional Tory weakness into strengths. Two examples showcase this: Cameron’s opposition to the British National Party and his framing of [...]

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