Deano's Right Foot
Well-known member
Governments can do little about this. Corporations are far more powerful than governments these days. Any government introding a tarriff would immediately be accused of putting British companies at a disadvantage against companies in other countries. We live in a small world where competition and capitalism rule. It's the next step from Gap / Nike aetc using cheap labour in the developing world to make clothes, trainers, footballs etc. and it's made possible by the Telecoms revolution that has been happening in the last five to ten years. The (developed) world is apparently crying out for cheaper and cheaper goods and services. How many of us are off to buy a DVD player for £50 or less this Christmas? I've swapped banks before as a protest, but who the hell do you bank with - they all stink (maybe not Co-op bank?)
I also find it disconcerting that Indians in these call centres are given English and American names and are taught how to speak with an English or American accent. An insidious form of colonianisn?
It's all pretty depressing.
I also find it disconcerting that Indians in these call centres are given English and American names and are taught how to speak with an English or American accent. An insidious form of colonianisn?
It's all pretty depressing.