Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Saturday, 25 October 2008
Buy British
The job you save may be your own.
But why on earth has it been left to the Lib Dems, of all people, to say this?
You can only buy domestic produce if your country produces it. And you can only buy a domestic service if your country provides it. Not all countries can make or provide everything.
We'd still have to import bananas. But we should buy our own apples. And, say, Jamaica would still have to import apples. But Jamaicans should buy their own bananas.
Er, but if all countries did that then no one would buy British products.
ReplyDeleteCome on, you can do better than that.
ReplyDeleteHow? If you believe autarky is fine for the UK, why should other countries not adopt a similar system and do the same.
ReplyDeleteYou can only buy domestic produce if your country produces it. And you can only buy a domestic service if your country provides it. Not all countries can make or provide everything.
ReplyDeleteWe'd still have to import bananas. But we should buy our own apples. And, say, Jamaica would still have to import apples. But Jamaicans should buy their own bananas.
The job you save may be your own.