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Old 26th Jul 2019, 23:06
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Melchett01
 
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Originally Posted by Doctor Cruces
One day we're gonna wake up and Britain will own nothing of itself.
I for one will be significantly happier when rules on FDI are tightened up and the U.K. isn’t up for sale to anybody that feels like it. I hear the Govt is somewhat concerned on security grounds having been seen to fail during the Melrose GKN takeover last year and are keen to avoid a repetition. That said, until the revolving door between government and industry has a door stop put in place, I don’t see how our senior civil servants and politicians will be in any way motivated to stop selling out to the highest bidder regardless of the cost.
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