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The Political Power of the Business Corporation STEPHEN WILKS

PUBLISHED Edward Elgar

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"Contemporary politics simply cannot be understood without a comprehensive account of business influence" (page 2) "The universal resort to market solutions... and the loss of faith in the active state, have conspired together to embed corporate power so... that it appears to be invulnerable." (page ix)

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'Bankers under the cosh' - that's how the suits in the City describe the cap on bankers bonuses

City AM

The Age of Entitlement. - inequality in the UK. CLICK

State school students 'disadvantaged' in University Application says SUTTON TRUST CLICK

City AM

GROW UP ! MONEY BUYS INFLUENCE

WHO PAID CASH TO GET ACCESS TO CAMERON ?

Michael Spencer - spread betting IPLG Michael Farmer - hedge fund RK Capital Paul Ruddock - hedge fund Lansdowne Partners
Michael Hintze - hedge fund CQS Henry Angest - financier Arbuthnot David Rowland - property tycoon
Ian Taylor - energy trader Michael Freeman - property mogul Argent Anthony Bamford - JCB Lord Sainsbury - supermarkets

Are these the kind of people who should be influencing government in the wake of a finance crisis ?

Leveson Inquiry = more bad news for NEWS CORP - see Who's Who CLICK

Occupied Times

The Occupy newspaper on 'Who Runs This Place? SEE THE ARTICLE

Who Knows Who? look at Channel 4 News website - CLICK

UPDATES We will periodically report on what the people interviewed in the DVD are doing now.

Where are they now?
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MOBILITY - All school places 'should be on merit' - THE SUTTON TRUST

Radio interview with Sir Peter Lampl of the Sutton Trust: he argues that we should bring back open access schemes which would open private schools to all pupils... The elites in Britain are dominated by people who went to independent schools. The current system wasted talent, was unfair and economically damaging to the nation. From the BBC Today programme:

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Read 'The New Few' by Ferdinand Mount - the best footnote for this website

Read 'The Establishment and How They Get Away with It' by Owen Jones - enough said!

This is an independent and ongoing inquiry into top pay in the private sector.
It looks at the reasons for the gap between high and low pay in the UK in recent years and why this matters.
WHAT THEY SAID:
High pay of UK executives corrosive, report says BBC

Call to end ‘corrosive’ top pay deals Financial Times

High executive pay ‘corrosive’ to the UK economy, report warns Guardian

Call for watchdog to control soaring executive pay Independent

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The High Pay Commission

High pay of UK executives corrosive, report says

Call to end ‘corrosive’ top pay deals

High executive pay ‘corrosive’ to the UK economy, report warns

Call for watchdog to control soaring executive pay

High Pay Commission: most people believe executive pay ‘out of control’

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6 December 2011

The interview with Richard Lambert of the CBI, raised the issue of 'lobbying' and the privileged access ex-politicians have to Government
when they enter business.
Now SkyNews has uncovered another case:
A leading lobbying company has been secretly taped claiming to be able to directly influence David Cameron and other senior Government figures.
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LOBBYING - business influence on government

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