Do the Boards of these companies care about their corporate social responsibilities to the millions of consumers who help create their wealth? We haven't heard a jot about them nor has the media really examined which board member has CSR as his or her role. There's not been a peep from anyone.
Apple is rotten to the core - it has no Trust it just stashes its money away like a bloated squirrel in offshore accounts striking up special deals with dodgy governance.
Google is a disgrace. Amazon and Starbucks are no better....ditto BP and Shell.
Could they act like 21st Century companies rather than 18th behemoths? I doubt it.
So we need to have a retrospective tax on their profits which would be spent on the NHS and our schools.