Jill Atkins

Shareholder activism is not a totally new phenomenon in the UK as there were historical suggestions of owners’ engagements in the era of chartered companies (pre-incorporation period). There have also been many evidences of unconventional and uncoordinated shareholder engagement techniques especially by minority shareholders after the Second World War up to 2006 when the 2006 Companies Act recognised the need to make it easier for shareholders to present resolutions at general meetings. These developments, alongside various deliberate actions by government and international organisations like UNPRI in increasing shareholder engagement, together with other new developments like integrated reporting systems, responsible investing, and climate change, have given rise to various forms of activism which have not been documented and analysed by previous writers. This book discusses the consequences of these historical developments and explores the various theoretical perspectives that have shaped shareholder engagement, shareholder activism gaps, motivations, its forms and effects, and comparative shareholder activism based on practice from other jurisdictions. These topics are fully discussed and analysed from a critical perspective. Shareholder resolutions submitted in the UK between 2007 and 2017 are also analysed, and this demonstrates the emerging powers and the conflicted roles of proxy advisors, social investors and other influential investors such as UKSA and ShareSoc in the UK investment chain. Other emerging issues such as the usefulness of analysis of analyst type investors meetings are also critically discussed.

Anyone can be an explorer. Learn all about the current and past explorers who have changed the way we see the world in this high-level phonics book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Explorers Past and Present is a Phase 5 book. It uses letters and sounds and common exception words that are found in Phases 2 to 5, with the common exception words people, called, water, where, thought, work, many, different, any.

A hundred and fifty years ago, nobody had a telephone! Learn all about how telephones have changed over the years in this high-level phonics book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Telephones is a Phase 5 book. It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /n/ (knit), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy, donkey), /or/ (all, four), /ur/ (learn, word), /oo/ (could, put), /ai/ (day, came), /ee/ (sea, these, happy, chief, key), and the common exception words people, Mr, called, thought, many, because, different, friends.

It turns out that getting to Gran's house might not be as easy as Mum thinks! Join Mum, Clare, Karl and Bear as they travel to Gran's birthday party in this high-level phonics book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Getting to Gran's is a Phase 5 book. It introduces some alternative spellings for phonemes: /ch/ (picture), /m/ (lamb), /n/ (gnat), /z/ (please), /u/ (some), /i/ (happy), /ear/ (here), /ar/ (father, half), /air/ (there, pear, bare), /or/ (all), and the common exception words oh, looked, asked, where, laughed.

Whoever cheers up Duchess June wins a prize. Join Luke, a rat and a goat as they try to amuse the Duchess and win the prize in this high-level phonics book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Luke and the Mule is a Phase 5 book. It introduces some new graphemes for reading: ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, aw, wh, a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e (flute, cube), and the common exception words oh, asked.

Frank has lots of junk in his shed. Find out what terrific invention he makes for Errol and Jessica in this high-level phonics book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - The Clink Clank Clunk is a Phase 5 book. It introduces some new graphemes for reading: ay, ou, ie, ea, aw, wh, ew (blew), a_e, i_e, o_e, and the common exception words oh, their, asked. This book also includes all the days of the week.

Rocks come in all shapes and sizes! Have fun learning about rocks and rock pools in this phonics book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Rocks and Rock Pools is a Phase 4 book. It introduces CCVCC words and the common exception words have, like, do, some, come, there, little, one, when, out.

Learn all about raccoons in this phonics reading book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Raccoons is a Phase 4 book. It introduces CCVCC words and the common exception words have, like, so, do, little, what.

Ping Pong the panda is the ping pong champ! Follow the story of Ping Pong and his lucky green bat in this phonics reading book. Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Ping Pong Panda is a Phase 4 book. It introduces CVCC and CCVC words and the common exception words said, have, do, one, when, out, what.