Foreign-owned firms snap up UK’s Crown Jewels, UK for sale

Britannist · 09-02-2007, 07:11 AM

Today's Guardian includes an article about foreign-owned firms snapping up the UK's 'Crown Jewels' bit by bit, every week. Here's an extract:

"Foreign-owned firms are sucking profits out of the UK and stunting society. Gordon Brown must act to protect our best assets

Bit by bit, Britain's crown jewels are being snapped up. Every week, a bland announcement confirms the sale of another major British institution to a foreign predator."

There's more at:

:arrow:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...009132,00.html

g hall · 09-02-2007, 10:29 AM

And I thought that the Guardian was all for multiculturism and different peoples coming here and taking our stuff :shock:

Britannist · 09-02-2007, 10:41 AM

Maybe even these lefties can learn a thing or too.

Although I doubt it. They probably only put the article in because they were short of copy.

09-02-2007, 07:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Foreign-owned firms snap up UK’s Crown Jewels, UK for sale Today's Guardian includes an article about foreign-owned firms snapping up the UK's 'Crown Jewels' bit by bit, every week. Here's an extract: "Foreign-owned firms are sucking profits out of the UK and stunting society. Gordon Brown must act to protect our best assets Bit by bit, Britain's crown jewels are being snapped up. Every week, a bland announcement confirms the sale of another major British institution to a foreign predator." There's more at: :arrow: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...009132,00.html

09-02-2007, 10:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Leftist Guardian Maybe even these lefties can learn a thing or too. Although I doubt it. They probably only put the article in because they were short of copy.

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09-02-2007, 10:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,614	And I thought that the Guardian was all for multiculturism and different peoples coming here and taking our stuff :shock: