Elect James Sherwin-Smith to represent Nationwide building society members
Bigger image size: 2026 Nationwide AGM James Sherwin-Smith Paper Voting Form instructions A few weeks ago I wrote an article asking: Will ballot design matter in Nationwide’s 2026 Board Election? At the time, I did not know how the voting form would look. Now I do. Members began receiving their voting packs this week and […]
Public Statement – Saturday 30th May 2026 I’m grateful to Jasper Jolly for the article published this past Friday surrounding this year’s Board election process: Nationwide customer seeking election to board hits out at lender for ‘unfair’ treatment (The Guardian). One issue raised in the article is particularly important. Nationwide has refused requests to amend […]
[UPDATE 28th May, 19:36 I have now obtained a copy of Nationwide’s “reactive media statement” briefing against my candidacy. I urge supporters to review my below responses and — with regards to Note 4 in Nationwide’s statement — to consider my response on the quick vote here: Fact checking Nationwide’s statement re ’emerging governance issues’.] […]
A number of “one member, one vote” organisations in the UK have adopted the use of the ‘Quick vote’ (QV) mechanism – see Restore Trust’s 2023 report (The effect of the Quick Vote on democracy at the National Trust). In most cases this has not been specifically agreed by the membership, but instead co-opted by […]