A very good thread. The mass sell off of British brands and companies happened whilst Labour were in power - so much for keeping British jobs for British workers. Interesting topical example is BAA owners of Heathrow Airport - Labour allowed it's sale in 2006 to a dodgy debt laden Spanish construction company.
Next Christmas the selection pack's of Cadburys chocolate you buy for the kids will be made in Kosovo - Kraft will have shut the UK factories by then. No prizes for knowing for who said this in February 2010 :-
"The one thing I want to say is this: we are determined that the levels of investment that take place in Cadbury's in the United Kingdom are maintained. And we are determined, of course, that at a time when people are worried about their jobs, that jobs in Cadbury can be secure".
Missing Man Ex PM Gordon "Bottler" Brown
