Thread: British Energy about to be sold overseas?
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Old 17-05-2008, 10:12   #4
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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Well I have no problem with UK based companies being part or entirely foreign owned but that should be on the basis that we have equal free access to foreign markets. So, if the Chinese or Indians want to buy up chunks of our industry we should be able to do likewise. Sadly my impression is that even in Europe some countries (e.g. Germany, Spain, France,) either refuse to allow foreign ownership or make it extremely difficult for that to happen in practice.

I do think there are strategic industries which should remain in UK control however and these would include the utilities.
I agree. Given all the fuss about National Security, it does seem somewhat irrational that we sell off the very things that could bring a country down.

Not only that we have people outside our country determining the prices we will be charged in the UK.

It's time we became self-sufficient and independent once again instead of being dependent on other countries and vulnerable to attack whether physical or economic.
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