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Old 7th Apr 2006, 12:01
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kuningan
 
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Originally Posted by WeatherJinx
There are some things that shouldn't be left to free markets alone.
So what exactly should be done? The British were once among the greatest car makers on the planet......and the problem, in the end, was not the 'labour' - but the capital - mismanagement compounded by Government 'help'. The British are still pretty good car makers - and if the badges are foreign, so what? If foreigners are better at manageing these things, then we should do what we are best at....or have we become the world's fourth largest economy by accident....?
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