We could do what China does and refuse to authorise the sale of more than 49% of a company to owners outside the UK.
It makes tax simpler, apart from anything else
UK Politics
Re: UK Politics
"But when they've notched up 12 U-turns and rising, the only conclusion is serial incompetence." Keir Starmer on Twitter 2/9/2020
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cycle tramp
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Re: UK Politics
al_yrpal wrote: 9 Jul 2026, 7:22am Unexpected consequences...
Farage and Binface
Trump and the Iranians
Clowns...
Al
As a Dadaist, i have to admit that i'm rather enjoying the whole bin face vs farage - perhaps poltics should maintain a theactrical edge to keep the populace engaged...
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Carlton green
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Re: UK Politics
I’m tempted to think that a good idea, and then remember that successful companies in the UK very often have foreign owners and that those same companies would go directionless and bust without foreign control.tim-b wrote: 9 Jul 2026, 8:59am We could do what China does and refuse to authorise the sale of more than 49% of a company to owners outside the UK.
It makes tax simpler, apart from anything else
China is smart in many things, and that philosophy works well for them. In contrast the UK is dumb in many things and has some awful management …
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