Tesco’s Barnard Castle moment of truth
October 13, 2020
Tesco, like Dominic Cummings, has a home in Durham, but not in Barnard Castle. Also, like the No10 guru, Tesco has come in for a
Tag: corporate governance
The Brydon Report – When looking backward should be the way forward
January 30, 2020
The much-awaited Brydon Report was published just before Christmas. It didn’t get much publicity, as the festive season proved more alluring than yet another long report and
Response to consultation on Market Study on Statutory Audit Services
August 28, 2019
I am responding to the request from the Government for views on the recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority on the market for Statutory
The Baked Bean Audit
May 1, 2019
What if the government insisted that every time you bought a tin of Heinz baked beans, you had to buy at least half a tin
The audit punch-bag: Where is the voice of industry?
October 14, 2018
Storm clouds are gathering over the audit market. Government, politicians, media and regulators are all queueing up to condemn companies and auditors over the few,
Motherhood & apple pie – the latest corporate governance regulations for private companies
August 30, 2018
The FRC has set out new proposals for more corporate governance regulation (the Wates Report) for large private companies. This is my response to the
To buy or not to buy, that is the question
June 10, 2017
Whether ‘tis nobler to buy back shares or pay a dividend? Introduction Maybe Hamlet was not so concerned with shareholder distribution, but most
“Marking our homework” – Why executives resent non-execs
April 5, 2017
It won’t be long into your first non-executive job when you start to feel as if the executives resent you. It’s okay. You haven’t become
New PM, but corporate governance is still a political punchbag
July 20, 2016
“I want to see changes in the way that big business is governed. The people who run big businesses are supposed to be accountable to