Thread: Buy British: Why isn't there a new campaign?

Originally Posted by BCG Jason

On a serious note I would suggest anything to do with the infrastructure (like the trains) is manufactured here, and emergency vehicles too. Keep as much in the state sector too like the Post Office that has some security concerns ( identitiy fraud), grow as much food as we can and then use international trade to bring in what we want but cannot produce or produce to a high quality. Import tarifs could be considered but would need to be weighed against the benefits of international trade.

It's funny I was reading a book by tax havens that in passing discussed Keynes who was against printing money and only did so as an emergency. He thought goods should be made close to the market where they were sold and wanted controls to stop financial speculators. Seems to me he got wrongly labelled as a spender.

Yes, but the rules don't allow it at present - it is where I believe we will eventually end up - but it will be a painful process getting there!

Originally Posted by BCG Jason

Your new photo does not say much for your dentist either

BTW is that someone famous for something or you yourself?

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Originally Posted by Bwana_Mutungi

I am all for 'Buy British' but unfortunately it is really not a choice as there are hardly any British products around, and even if so, they are far too costly compared to the almost equal in quality but at half the cost 'foreign' made products lying on the same shelf. Car spares, clothing, jewellery, food, household items, electrical consumer items are mostly imported and sold at a ridiculously cheaper price than the British counterparts, few that are available. Regretfully, maximising PROFIT is the primary business drive in our Capitalist society and the availability of cheap overseas labour and overhead costs are driving the manufacturing and production industries out of Britain or running them into the ground. Afraid we are currently unable to compete with India, China and other far-eastern upcoming nations in this respect.

Very Christian of you Bwana, well done!