That's why they are joined by many national environmental groups and activists from coast to coast, and also why the Bridge Fuel Club issoscared of them.
Cross-shareholdings first became prominent during a fright about hostile takeovers in the 1960s, so there is a chance that scared managements may now seek to rebuild them.
Henry VII needed them out of the way, but he got soscared whenever a pretender appeared that it is likely that he knew they were alive at the time Richard died at Bosworth.