[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Quantum Bauble

Of course; it's called neoliberalism and it's Tory policy through and through... we kept (we, as a country that is) voting Tory so... yes... everything got sold... and the people with the money to buy weren't British. It's not exactly a surprise.

The real irony I suppose is just the party being called "Conservative" . What shall we do with all of our Great British organisations and services? Are they profitable? No? Then we shall sell them to the highest Global bidder, of course!

"But now nothing is British any more "

Big shock.

er excuse me

Vince Cable The Liberal Democrat Business Secretary in 2010 who
started the privatization process by pushing for legal changes to allow the
sale.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Christmas Dynamo

er excuse me

Vince Cable The Liberal Democrat Business Secretary in 2010 who
started the privatization process by pushing for legal changes to allow the
sale.

2010 Are you joking? Do you think I'm talking about Royal Mail, specifically? Christ.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Quantum Bauble

2010 Are you joking? Do you think I'm talking about Royal Mail, specifically? Christ.

I just know you are talking rubbish and mainly leave it at that

Im just a typical centrist I guess...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Christmas Dynamo

I just know you are talking rubbish and mainly leave it at that

Im just a typical centrist I guess...

You're certainly a typical something . I'd suggest you look up and understand what neoliberal economics are, who started the ball rolling, and why the principles of neoliberalism mean that if a foreign investor wants to buy Royal Mail (or London, or anything else) and has the funds to outbid other potential buyers... then it will be sold to that foreign investor. There is no way around this in free market neoliberalism.

We're in this bizarre situation where we now have a group of (confused, undereducated) people crowing and advocating for Tory free-market economics whilst at the same time getting upset that the people who had the most money for buying in that free market weren't from a pub in Farnborough.

In short;

If you want free reign right-wing free-market economics, ultimately everything in the country is going to be owned by investors from abroad. Mostly the Middle East and Asia.

It's that simple.