Tag: Parliamentary Petition

Important Petition to Give Shareholders the Right to Vote

The AIC has launched a Government Petition to change the law so that all platforms give you the right to vote your shareholdings. See https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716003 for details. PLEASE SIGN IT!

More background from the AIC here: https://www.theaic.co.uk/my-share-my-vote

This has been a gaping hole in UK corporate governance ever since the use of nominee accounts became widespread. 

You can also read more background on this issue on the Sharesoc campaign page that covers this subject here: https://www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/shareholder-rights-campaign/ which even includes a link to a video with me talking about it. Some action on this issue is long overdue.

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Educating the Young on Finance and Another Petition Rejected

Did you get a basic education in finance at school? Most people do not. As a result, as soon as they have any spare cash, those new to investing put their money into get rich schemes, crypto coins, gold derivatives or other high-risk ventures. Finance and how the world works needs to be taught in schools, when the young are more likely to imbibe and hold on to their lessons.

There is a worthwhile Parliamentary petition you can sign on this subject which would make it a compulsory subject for schools. See https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701663  

Climate Change Act

The Government has rejected another Parliamentary petition calling for repeal of the Climate Change Act. See https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701600 . The Government has rejected this petition with this summary comment: “There is no ‘two-sided’ debate on anthropogenic climate change. The Government’s policy to support ambitious action on climate change reflects the overwhelming scientific consensus”. Meanwhile most of the rest of the world, including the biggest emitters of CO2 continue to ignore it while the UK incurs very substantial costs in trying to meet an impossible target.

The UK population have never had the opportunity to vote on this subject. Why not?

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