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Backfiring LSE campaign shows pitfalls of public activism

Hohn's campaign to keep Rolet has ended up with the chief executive leaving early with his reputation tarnished

Backfiring LSE campaign shows pitfalls of public activism

When the Governor of the Bank of England says you have to go, you really have to go.

It always seemed extremely unlikely that Sir Chris Hohn would succeed in his campaign to extend Xavier Rolet’s stay as chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group. But after Mark Carney’s comments on Tuesday it was inconceivable.

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