Been watching Gordon Brown on TV touring China & India supposedly drumming up trade for UK plc., gives China, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, ?50M & India ?250M in sweeteners.
I was taught very early on in my business studies that you do not 'buy work' which, imho, is what Brown is trying to do, do you think the Chinese & Indian governments will be persuaded?
He is always banging on about 'Inward Investment' but never mentions that this means foreign governments/businesses taking over British companies with all the attendant problems for the workforce.
I also heard him announce that the tax payers loan to Northern Rock will be sold as government bonds, saddling the tax payer, you & I, with the debt for at least another 5 years, Branson was stood behind him during the interview licking his lips at the prospect of making a killing, Brown & Branson
both said that the subject of Northern Rock had not been discussed during their meetings, not much.
Rant over,
geoff