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Tony Danker, former director-general of the Confederation of British Industry
In the years leading up to Brexit, according to Treasury legend, officials would ask in advance of fiscal events: “What’s on the CBI’s list?” The Confederation of British Industry always had an expectant audience with the government of the day. The only question we should be asking now is: what exactly is the point of the CBI?, Tony Danker, on the grounds of workplace misconduct, is the latest in a series of issues that have eroded the CBI’s credibility.
The organisation has, in many ways, been true to its motto as “the voice of business”. But business does not speak with a single voice. The CBI’s monolithic approach could not accommodate the internal tensions that inevitably exist when your membership varies in size, scale and outlook. There were grumblings for years about its management being too focused on “big business” – already afforded access to the highest level of government. And as with any organisation which is seemingly invincible in its field, it began to symbolise everything that was “wrong” with the system. Too much of a top down structure and not enough engagement with the issues or businesses that paid their dues.
There was resentment within government too. Having shadowed and served in the Department for Business, I witnessed the occasional glimpse of haughtiness from the CBI, which had seen many secretaries of state come and go. It took a negative position on everything from the introduction of the national living wage to the apprenticeship levy without really engaging with the critical problems around poor skills and slow wage growth.
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