Brian Griffiths, Baron Griffiths

Brian Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach (b. 27 December 1941; educated Dynevor School, Swansea, London School of Economics) is a British Conservative politician. Raised to the peerage as Baron Griffiths, of Fforestfach in the County of West Glamorgan in 1991. He is a Vice-President of the Nature in Art Trust. Lord Griffiths, vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs International and a former adviser to Baroness Thatcher, said he was “not ashamed” of the bank’s compensation plans. He also said the issue of banking compensation should not be thought about solely from a short-term perspective. He defended the bank’s bonuses, Lord Griffiths said the general public should “tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity for...