Has the 'shareholder spring' entered a deep freeze?

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Earlier this year, it seemed change was in the air and that investor opinion might sweep out the old executive order.

Yet it seems May's shareholder uprising may have been a damp squib. This week, James Murdoch was re-elected to the BSkyB board with a ‘yes' vote of 95%, much to the dismay of campaign groups. ...

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