Gonzo, I'm sure there are many roles and tasks that NATS undertakes that are of a sensitive nature as far as civil defence and intelligence are concerned. Would it really be in the UK's best interests to have that information passed to a foreign government?
Wasn't there a spying/bugging scandal with Huawei or another Chinese mobile phone manufacturer in the U.S.? (Implying clear links with commercial companies and state espionage agencies)
So are our security processes in such a poor state that, say, a group of executives from the Universities Superannuation Scheme can walk into Swanwick and come away with sensitive documents?
Where do we think these future shareholders will be getting all this classified information from?
They'll be getting it from all of the backdoors built into network infrastructure, supplied by the cheapest bidder, probably Huawei, regardless of who owns NATS
