Talk:Messages from the Shareholders/@comment-4074242-20141124152104

I suspect a detailed investigation is in order, partly to ensure Which?’s independence is seen to be so, but mainly because the problem of interlocking directorships worries me. There are, as you point out, far too many representatives from the soap empire, and I have a nagging suspicion that Which?’s co-option policy, if one exists, is much the same as the Government’s: it’s rarely the best person for the job but more a ‘reliable’ person, which in short means someone who attends the same clubs, went to the same schools and is known to be ‘sound’ - a bit like the banking industry. Strange how many observations from the original ‘Yes Minister’ have come to fruition. I know nothing about the Indian experience, and that’s clearly something which needs looking at. But you and we have picked up on many of the same issues, and that in itself poses some interesting questions