TWELVE* ways @AskNationwide’s Board has biased an election of 9.3 million people against me – and some notable🥇Firsts along the way Inspired by Alan, a new supporter I’ve never met, who gets it. Be more Alan. [*there might be more] BTW I’m seeking to become the first #MemberNominated and Elected #BoardDirector at #Nationwide since 2002. My radical, dangerous ideas (the Board is recommending Members vote *against* my candidacy) : • increase Member #representation and #engagement • greater #transparency • more #accountability • true #democracy and • good #governance. If you’re a Nationwide member/customer, you’re likely also an owner who can vote. Please consider Voting for me. But make sure you DO NOT USE THE QUICK VOTE, because the Board is using this ‘one simple trick’ to gather votes For them, and Against me (87% of voters used the #QuickVote last year). james4nationwide.co.uk/12-wa…

.@AoDespair & @WendellPierce long time follower and fan of your respective work, particularly #TheWire 🚨 & #Treme 🎺. Both got me through some low times. Would really appreciate any help you can offer fighting for stronger democratic rights for members of the world’s largest building society, @AskNationwide in the UK. This David v £400bn Goliath fight means I need to mobilise 9.3m eligible voters. Last year <8% voted, and 87% of them used a device called the #QuickVote. The QV is a single check box at the top of the ballot that gives all your voting power to the Chairman of the Board. This year that means a vote ‘Against’ me and ‘For’ the Board’s own candidates. I’m the first person in over 20 years to provide a choice on the ballot, representing ordinarily members as their own member-nominated candidate. Learn more at James4Nationwide.co.uk Would really appreciate a RT, and in return I’ll gladly send you a T-shirt, cap, mug whatever with the below DNUTQV slogan as a thank you. “A man must have a code.” Go well.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 now 𝐚𝐧𝐝 2003?🕵️ 𝐈𝐧 2003, Nationwide 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 #membernominated Candidates to include website addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and postal contact details in their #Election addresses. 𝐈𝐧 2026, #Nationwide 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 the website addresses and QR code from my Election Address 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 permission. Nationwide refused my own revision, including the key phrase "𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄", after it decided to "weaponise" the #quickvote 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 me for the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 in history. I have repeatedly asked @AskNationwide to explain the legal basis for this and am yet to receive a satisfactory answer. I have also asked @TheFCA, as the #MutualSocieties Regulator, to investigate the legality of this. This press release sets out the facts and supporting evidence: 🔗 james4nationwide.co.uk/categ… This is 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 or one #election. It's about how much control the management and Board of a #Memberowned organisation should have over the information #Members receive from candidates seeking election to its Board. 🗳️ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 9.3 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, please 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄. 📢If you're not, please 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊. Anyone in your payment history with a 07-XX-XX sort code is likely a 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.

🚨 NEW: @AskNationwide election dispute escalates just days before voting begins Today I issued a press release highlighting four key concerns: 1. Nationwide Building Society refused my request to append a message to my Election Address to warn Members not to use #QuickVote if they wish to support my election. 2. The Board has decided to recommend Members vote AGAINST my candidacy while continuing to use Quick Vote. 3. Nationwide removed my website address and QR code from my Election Address without my permission. 4. The Financial Conduct Authority is still considering questions about this just days before voting materials begin arriving from Monday, 8th June. This isn't about individuals. It's about #fairness, #governance, #transparency and whether #Members of a #mutual organisation have a genuine opportunity to elect one of their own to the Board. Read the full press release: 🔗 james4nationwide.co.uk/membe… #Nationwide #AGM #BuildingSocieties #CorporateGovernance #MemberVoice #James4Nationwide #HaveYourSay #VOTE

Update: @TheFCA has now formally acknowledged my request for urgent intervention regarding the fairness of @askNationwide's 2026 Board election process. “We are aware of the urgency of your request and we will respond fully as soon as we are able.” My thanks to @theFCA for acknowledging this so quicky, after I filed a concern on Saturday morning after #Nationwide finally denied my requests by email at 18:11 Friday evening. This is now fundamentally about whether Members in a #mutual organisation are entitled to a fair election process and an unaltered #Election Address under the #BuildingSocieties Act. See if you can #SpotTheDifference in the attached: (A) is as per my website (21 April 2026) on the basis that the Board would suspend the Quick Vote, vs. (B) is what I requested, given the Board has not only kept the #QuickVote, but also used it to gather votes from Members AGAINST me. Further updates will follow here: james4nationwide.co.uk/membe…

I’m grateful to Jasper Jolly at The Guardian for today's piece surrounding this year’s Board election process. james4nationwide.co.uk/natio… Nationwide has refused my request to amend my Election Address to inform Members about the implications of using the Board-backed #QuickVote system (which I believe is the first time it has been used in the UK to vote AGAINST a candidate). At the same time, edits have been made to my Election Address by Nationwide without my approval. I have not seen a proof copy after they have edited it. This appears contrary to the Building Societies Act (1986), Section 61, so I have written to Dominic Cashman and the Mutual Societies team @TheFCA asking them to review how @AskNationwide is planning to present my candidacy to the Membership. More here: james4nationwide.co.uk/membe…

"I'm not surprised, I'm just disappointed." @askNationwide has now formally confirmed that it will NOT recommend my candidacy for election to its Board — and will actively deploy its “#QuickVote” mechanism AGAINST the only independent Member Nominated Candidate in this year’s election - and since the Quick Vote was introduced in 2006. This matters because 87% of votes last year were cast using the Quick Vote, which appears prominently at the top of the voting form and effectively encourages #Members to endorse the Board’s preferred slate wholesale. The result is a significant structural disadvantage for any genuinely independent candidate seeking to represent Members. It risks establishing a dangerous precedent for #democratic #governance in any #MemberOwned or #mutual organisation. From 8 June, ballot papers begin landing with 9.1 million eligible Nationwide Members. The campaign now moves from awareness to *action*. If you believe Nationwide #Members should have meaningful democratic choice and independent representation, please: * DO NOT use Quick Vote * ⁠Vote deliberately and individually based on the candidate information provided * ⁠Help spread awareness before voting closes on 15th July The issue has already attracted coverage in @thetimes and @CityAM, both highlighting concerns about the fairness of the election process. Full update and supporter briefing here: james4nationwide.co.uk/natio… #Nationwide #Mutuals #CorporateGovernance #BuildingSocieties #MemberVoice #FinancialServices #quickvote #AGM #Ballot

I am grateful to @NavPMishra MP for submitting a series of questions in Parliament addressed to the Chancellor, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, relating to #governance issues in #member-owned organisations: * #ExecutivePay (Nationwide’s offers a non-binding / advisory vote on remuneration policy, supported by the #QuickVote) * #VirtualOnlyAGM (Nationwide is the only building society to deny members physical access to the AGM) * #MemberNominated Board member (Nationwide hasn’t had a MND on it’s Board since 2002) I include reference to Nationwide Building Society here as an example - with an estimated 20M members (given the legal transfer of Virgin Money customers), it operates perhaps the largest single annual #election in the UK. However the issues are not just #Nationwide issues. They are not just #BuildingSociety issues. There are a number of member-owned organisations the rely on #democratic governance that make up the fabric of the UK, ranging from: ✔︎ retail (e.g. @coopuk 7.2M) ✔︎ heritage and wildlife organisations (e.g. @Natures_Voice 1.1M, @nationaltrust 5.4M) ✔︎ professional bodies and trade unions (e.g. @ACCA_UK 300k, @UNITE 1.1M) ✔︎ sports and leisure organisations (e.g. @EnglandGolf 730k, @CAMRA_Official 150k) ✔︎ charities and non-profits (e.g. @PoppyLegion 180k, @RNLI 150k) ✔︎ political parties (e.g. @UKLabour 310k, @reformparty_uk 220k) If you care about how these organisations are run, you should care about how they are governed. If you're a member of a member-owned organisation (because you pay your dues), use your #vote at the next #AGM, scrutinise performance, and think about how you'd like to be represented. Before long you might be asking similar questions.

A decade after @theresa_may promised to reform corporate Britain and strengthen stakeholder #representation, the question remains: ➡️ Who really holds large institutions accountable? Today, @kalyeena Makortoff writing in @guardian examines the upcoming @AskNationwide Board election and the wider debate around #governance, member #democracy and #accountability within mutual organisations. theguardian.com/business/202… The piece covers: • the barriers faced by potential Member Nominated Candidates • the total absence of Member Nominated Directors across all 42 UK #BuildingSocieties • concerns around "#QuickVote" mechanisms • whether #mutual ownership still translates into meaningful Member influence Thank you to everyone who has supported my efforts thus far. Thank you also to Andrew Johnston, @uniofwarwick and Monica Franco-Santos, @cranfieldmngmt for their input to the article. @gareththomasMP (chair of APPG Mutuals) and Sarah Harrison (CEO of @BSABuildingSocs) - I have written to you both previously and would be delighted to discuss my candidacy and governance concerns with you directly, as well as understand your perspectives better.

With my place on the 2026 ballot for election to the #Nationwide #Board secured, the Board is yet to decide *how* my name will appear on the voting form. One decision in particular could have a significant bearing on my election success - whether the '#QuickVote' is used, or not. It was one of the #governance issues in the building society sector highlighted by @NavPMishra MP in his letter to the Chancellor, Rt Hon @RachelReevesMP , sent two weeks ago and published yesterday. I have asked @AskNationwide to suspend the 'Quick vote' in the interests of fairness: no competitive election has been held since it was introduced by the Society 20 years ago. Looking across to other organisations where it has been used in competitive elections, it has proven controversial (cf @nationaltrust) - one former supreme court judge, Lord Sumption , referred to its use as a "North Korean approach" to democracy. As I write in this blog, published on my website today, I am not a lawyer - but it is clear that appeal courts in England and Australia have warned directors about proxy solicitation that seeks to influence the outcomes of elections, particularly when it comes to an "election in favour of themselves or their colleagues" (The @HonMichaelKirby). james4nationwide.co.uk/the-l…

72% OF People feel more heard when they participate in polls. 🗣️📊 Why? Because even a quick vote gives you a voice. 🗳️🧠 Whether it’s big decisions or fun questions—polls connect people. 🤝✨ So next time you see a poll, don’t scroll—vote! ✅📱 #PollParticipation #HaveYourSay #DigitalVoice #PollBuzz #QuickVote #FeelHeard #VoteDontScroll #OnlinePolling #YourOpinionMatters #CommunityEngagement

Thanks for the spellcheck, but the reference to the eastern bloc was deliberate, given the original tweet. The quickvote clearly exists to bring a bloc(k) of votes on behalf of the board's wishes; they know most people don't have time to check or read thoroughly.

#NationalTrust members, to keep dodgy asset strippers at bay, use the #QuickVote #AGM2024

3/3 For what it’s worth, I think the 6 candidates recommended by the Trust in their Quickvote option aren’t the only good ones, but are excellent. If you want to hold Restore Trust at bay again, these are the Restore Trust-recommend candidates to *avoid*: Gibbs, Goldman, Jenkins, Kerr, Omrani and Streeter.

next YCH? QUICKVOTE

No, only to members. Only members can stand for election and only members can vote. Members have a choice of voting individually for candidates or following the recommended candidates by voting using Quickvote.

I democratically elect to grant the existing board of #NationalTrust my “Quick Vote” because they (who were democratically elected) are opposed to the bigots & fox hunting scum who are trying to hijack #NT I am democratically in favour of retaining the #QuickVote

CNN QuickVote poll created November 10, 2004 Do you believe there is a U.S. government cover-up surrounding 9/11? Yes 89% 9447 votes No 11% 1201 votes Total: 10648 votes @RealAlexJones #911Truth

This is what professional right wing culture warriors do. They use every available mechanism to twist the truth in the public arena and influence politicians on behalf of their secret funders. In this case they are suggesting that NT members who try to save time by using a quickvote don't know what they are voting for, that if they were a bit smarter they would agree with Restore Trust, and so their votes should be discounted. Their next intended step will be the appearance of material from this report in the Spectator and/or the Telegraph, possibly with a yet more vitriolic version in the Mail. This blog shows how Zewditu Gebreyohanes, the author, worked with Andrew Roberts, also of History Reclaimed, to get a scholarly discussion of Winston Churchill cancelled with similar tactics. alanlester.co.uk/blog/winsto…

Dan kita disuruh utk percaya dgn quickvote skrg ini. Eh kalian semua. 1. Quick vote bersifat kyk survey 2. Quick vote kali ini, input datanya, isinya banyak suara 02 yg ga sah. Ini suara2 kotornya, dirty vote nya, tolong dibersihkan dulu dari kantong 01 02 03. Terutama 02.