The Shareholder Season of Squirrels and Scapegoats
A TEA Times deep-dive into Savvy vs Sid, RemCo scapegoats and the UK AGM Tracker, exploring how cute campaigns and clever engagement formats can either sharpen or dilute real shareholder power.
☕️ TEA with Sheryl C ⚡ The Engagement Appeal
Smashing dusty IR playbooks & decoding boardroom drama to spark engagement between companies and nextgen investors. Backed by 500+ campaigns. 20+ years. PracticaliTEAs of activism, AGMs, and M&A spilled. Exited entrepreneur & governance nerd at it again.
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Savvy the Squirrel vs Sid: Why the UK Still Doesn’t Get Retail Investors
A first‑hand take on the “Invest for the Future” launch, looking at why Savvy the Squirrel can’t fix the deeper issues of UK market structure, policy and trust with marketing alone.
Stop Spanking the RemCo Chair: Why Proxy Advisers Often Target the Wrong Person on Pay
Proxy advisers have made “vote against the remuneration committee chair” a standard sanction in pay disputes. That may look like accountability, but too often it is blunt, inconsistent and harmful.
Shelling Out Conviction — Spilling AGM Secrets with TEA Cups & Mugs
How power operates in modern AGMs — using Shell’s 2025 meeting to reveal the gap between voting power and agenda-setting influence, alongside the TEA AGM Tracker and the rise of virtual-only formats.
UK AGM Tracker
TEA tracks forthcoming annual general meetings. Access the latest TEA AGM Tracker via the dashboard below, which has been updated with AGM announcements and dates published up to 27 April 2026.
🏆 TEA Cup Honours Shell’s “Most Improved” AGM
A high-tension 2025 AGM defined not by disorder, but by control — where shareholder conviction met a composed Board, and confrontation was contained without suppression.
The 13% That Set the Agenda at Shell's 2025 AGM
A small minority of Shell investors backed Resolution 22—but their questions dominated the meeting. What does that say about how AGMs really work?
From Calm Chairs to Macho Activists — AGM Season Has Changed (And What Dogs Reveal)
Good governance, aggressive activism, and undying loyalty — three stories, one question: what kind of behaviour are we rewarding?
The Viral Dog Video That Holds a Mirror to Humanity
Quick Fact Note: The March 2026 footage from Changchun, Jilin, is real—seven local village dogs (Corgi, German Shepherd, Goldens, Labs, etc.) roamed a nighttime highway together, likely drawn by instinct (a female in heat).
TEA Cup Honours: BT Chair’s Blueprint for AGM Trust
How Adam Crozier’s calm, listening‑oriented stewardship is redefining what a good AGM looks like — for legacy investors and next‑generation owners alike.