View Poll Results: Who will get your vote
Conservative
19
29.69%
Labour
8
12.50%
Liberal Democrats
11
17.19%
Brexit Party
10
15.63%
SNP
0
0%
Green
2
3.13%
Plaid Cymru
0
0%
DUP
1
1.56%
Other (Sinn Fein, Change UK, Independent etc)
3
4.69%
Not voting
7
10.94%
Don't Know
3
4.69%
Spoilt ballot paper
0
0%
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UK General Election 2019
22 December 2019, 10:25 PM
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23 December 2019, 12:01 PM
#273
It's like with the sale of Cadbury. A private company, but equity investors manage to acquire a majority shareholding and force the sale against the will of the other private shareholders including the founding family who were dead set against it. The sale of Cadbury was a big mistake both for the employees and the UK, with Coburn is likely to be the same story. Cadbury was only chocolate, defense companies are another matter. Sadly, this is typical of Brexit Britain, just a big asset sell of to the highest foreign bidder!
Do you have any issues with what happened with Siemens/Osram which spurred off Osram into Ledvance to only be sold off to a Chinese consortium.
May explain why in a ten pack of Osram parathoms I purchased, eight have failed within 2 months!
23 December 2019, 01:59 PM
#274
Scooby Senior
Principally no, but most other countries governments will step in to protect the public interest. The UK is actually encouraging foreign investments which generally results in poorer quality products and services and ultimately siphons money out of the country.
23 December 2019, 02:12 PM
#275
In fairness, May blocked the Chinese nuclear power ‘deal’.
We’ll know for sure that this is the case and that it is indeed carte blanche if its given the green light again, then I’d say that it is more of a concern; Tory promises of infrastructure renewal/expansion will hinge on this.
King-Long buses; anyone up for a ride?
We’ll know for sure that this is the case and that it is indeed carte blanche if its given the green light again, then I’d say that it is more of a concern; Tory promises of infrastructure renewal/expansion will hinge on this.
King-Long buses; anyone up for a ride?
Last edited by ALi-B; 23 December 2019 at 02:15 PM.
23 December 2019, 02:50 PM
#276
There's plenty of private enterprises run poorly and with waste! People seem to think that publicly run means bad, but it doesn't necessarily follow. A moments thought demonstrates why things are just as bad in the private sector. There are certain things that need to be in the public sector, no matter what
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