Should we try and buy British to help us get out of Debt

[The Birdman]

Who remembers the buy British campaign also should we shame the company's and football clubs who don't pay taxes. Also should we try not to pay cash in hand as I believe that is another issue

Take a holiday in England whoops Britain

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[nomoremithras4me]

Done my bit for Queen & country already today, used google & bought a Starbucks

 

[happypig]

I holidayed in Britain this year, eating/drinking out every day.
A weeks holiday here cost me as much as a fortnight in Turkey last year.
This country is a rip off.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Will have to spend a greater chunk of my cash down the pub I guess.

 

[somerset]

I holidayed in Britain this year, eating/drinking out every day.
A weeks holiday here cost me as much as a fortnight in Turkey last year.
This country is a rip off.

But at least you dont have to put your toilet paper in a bin next to you... eh?!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I always buy the best quality I can for the money I have. If this so happens to be British then fine.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Done my bit for Queen & country already today, used google & bought a Starbucks

Fancy going to see Jimmy Carr with me?

 

[The Large One]

I always try to buy local if I can, then British.

I come a bit unstuck with chorizo, though.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

I always try to buy local if I can, then British.

I come a bit unstuck with chorizo, though.

cooking chorizo 300g : Riverford Organic Vegetables

No charge.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

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I come a bit unstuck with chorizo, though.

middle class problems!

 

[Lush]

I've been having this dilemma and have largely given Amazon a miss this year (sorry Bozza).

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

Sadly, as a whole, the British public have a pretty poor reputation when it comes to supporting home produced goods.

Most people are more concerned with getting goods and services at the lowest possible cost to themselves, and pay scant regard to the consequences of their decisions, be that putting the local shopkeeper out of business, British jobs moving abroad to sweat shops in the far east, or even supporting organised crime through the 'black economy'.

 

[The Large One]

cooking chorizo 300g : Riverford Organic Vegetables

No charge.

Good stuff.

It's the one and only failing of the Brighton Sausage Company in Gloucester Road that their fresh chorizo isn't really up to snuff. But then, I prefer it cured rather than fresh.

Problems, problems. NOT middle-class problems, though.

 

[The Birdman]

Lets make a list of great British products we had and cheap imports destroyed.

 

[backson]

Wasn't that campaign undermined by the fact that the "I'm Backing Britain" T-shirts were made in Portugal or something?

 

[Deleted member 18477]

i'm doing my bit for britain by paying my taxes and national insurance. surely you're not suggesting i should buy british things as well which are always more expensive? f*** that i'm not made of money. when i win the lottery though i will buy british!

 

[Hamilton]

Nah! Buy Chinese so we can get their economy going and we can sell them lots of premium goods.

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

The biggest problem with a 'Buy British' campaign these days is that a considerably higher proportion of manufacturing industry in this Country is now foreign owned, which means that the flow of money within this sector is more complex than it appears at first sight.

In 1984, foreign owned manufactured output in the UK was around one third of what it is today. The output from UK owned manufactured companies has remained relatively constant over time, but if foreign owned manufacturing starts to play an ever increasing role in the UK economy, that means that whilst the UK may have healthy employment, and high levels of investment, there is still a net flow of profits out of the Country.

This reflects the trend towards a 'globalised' economy.

Having said that, a lot of manufacturing capacity in China and India depends on UK and US owned Companies for their orders, so it works both ways. We also have a net influx of Profits from those organisations who have moved their manufacturing overseas but retained UK ownership.

So to say ' Buy Britsh ' is good for the economy rather depends on which part of the economy you want to help, the people who own the Businesses, or the people who work for the Business.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Follow me & get a pair of English made shoes/boots by Loake from Jump The Gun, the best shop in the World, for Xmas. They will be the best shoes you own & with a little care you can leave them in your will

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

A new pair of shoes by Loake is rather more expensive than a pair made overseas by someone like Clarkes - and that's the problem in a nutshell.