He has been the labour historian most concerned with uncovering forgotten histories, including the histories of mutuals and friendly societies. |
Between them, the former mutuals are holding either shares or cash bonuses which have still to be claimed by more than 500,000 former members. |
I don't know where he gets his figures from, but you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that mutuals are strapped for cash right now. |
It believes, as Britain's biggest building society, that it must consistently demonstrate that mutuals are cheaper than plcs. |
Where mutuals are concerned members have a great deal of power to play with. |
So I was already wondering, as this is one of the UK's very last mutuals, whether the time is right for me to break with convention and vote. |