More men called John run big companies than all women

Not that there is anything wrong with being called John (obviously) but this blatant sexism and inequality is a nonsense. It is also simply bad for business if you exclude half the world from the the potential pool of talent to recruit from. The picture above is from America. In the UK there are 17 of the top 100 FTSE Chief Executives called John and only 7 women bosses.

FTSE 100 Bosses gave themselves a 55 per cent rise last year

"Short of throwing a champagne celebration for themselves outside a Merthyr Tydfil jobcentre, FTSE 100 bosses could not have shown less tact."  Hat tip the FT.com!!!!

This news that directors of the top 100 companies in the UK gave themselves (forget the utter fiction that this is decided by "independent" remuneration committees) an average rise of 55% is just a kick in the teeth to all of us. 

What is worse - is that this was done in our name.  Our Pension and Insurance funds will, (despite being "owned" by ordinary Brits who would if they had the choice no doubt vote to block such theft of their dividends) approve all these disgusting payments at Company AGM's.

It is the bleeding obvious that the sector cannot regulate itself due to imbalances in favour of completely selfish and sometimes utterly corrupt City interests. 

We need the Government to act and allow the owners of companies to stop being ripped off by their managers. Hat Tip thingy Adam Smith