With an election on the horizon, the chairman makes his political leanings very clear
"Actively engaging in the democratic process is all very well but are you sure this is the best way to go about it?" I asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet after we'd bumped into each other outside its offices the other day. "I mean, of course you're free to do whatever you like with you own money – at least I assume it is your own money – but I can't help but think there might be better ways to spend it in support of the political party of your choice." "I shall ignore your mean-spirited implication that I would siphon off company money to bo...
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