«Diverse
backgrounds and experiences on corporate boards, including those tho represent a
broad range of society, strengthen board performance and promote the creation of long - term shareholder
value,» the report said.
I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a
broader social
background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth
backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly
broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the
values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)