22-03-2018, 09:01
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Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: Brexit discussion
So much for considering our own British companies before foreign companies. 
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The post-Brexit blue passport will no longer be produced by the British firm that makes the current burgundy version, with sources suggesting the contract will be awarded to a Franco-Dutch firm instead.
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But the British firm, De La Rue, has lost out on the contract to make them, its chief executive confirmed on Thursday morning. It is understood that Gemalto, which is listed on the French and Dutch stock exchanges, won the race for the £490m printing job.
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https://www.ft.com/content/e1578076-...a-7e7563b0b0f4
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...nco-dutch-firm
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