Douglas Fraser Business/economy editor, Scotland 23 June 2015 From the section Scotland business Sir Philip Hampton's final RBS annual general meeting was one of the stormiest he has faced For around two hours a year, the captains of industry are adrift, rudderless, out of control. They are at their annual general meetings, and at the mercy of their shareholders. The votes are all sewn up, of course. Institutional investors have been courted, lobbied, reassured and sometimes even listened to. That's all behind closed doors. In the case of Royal Bank of Scotland, all they have to do is persuade the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or at least the person who runs his financial investment arm. The...
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