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paul nolan · 17-08-2010, 15:29

also the problem is Canvas getting government funds to do the same thing that Virgin Media have created of their own accord.

Its very similar to the story of Liverpool Docks getting a government grant to build a new cruise terminal, when the various companies in Southampton had invested monies from nothing to build it to the cruise hub that now is.

It is blatantly unfair for any company or group of company to get a government hand out to do what another company is already doing.

(the grant for Liverpool eventually got rescinded, by the way).

17-08-2010, 15:29	#7
paul nolan Inactive Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 130	Re: Virgin Media aims to block Project Canvas also the problem is Canvas getting government funds to do the same thing that Virgin Media have created of their own accord. Its very similar to the story of Liverpool Docks getting a government grant to build a new cruise terminal, when the various companies in Southampton had invested monies from nothing to build it to the cruise hub that now is. It is blatantly unfair for any company or group of company to get a government hand out to do what another company is already doing. (the grant for Liverpool eventually got rescinded, by the way).