Made in britain

[ricgem2002]

just seen a news item that the made in britain tag regarding british manufactoring is on the increase and companies are now returning to the uk. i hope this carries on to safeguard jobs here

[byeo]

That can onoly be a good thing imo.

[Mister M]

Walker's Crisps have famously jumped on the 'made in Britain' bandwaggon, boasting that "they are proud that our crisps are made with 100% British potatoes".

However what is less well known is:

 

This famous crisp manufacturer markets itself as quintessentially British: the fields, the soil, the potatoes, the farmers, the factories and of course, Gary Linker. Something less British about Walkers is their profits, which are channelled to Switzerland. An investigation by the Guardian showed their avoidance tactics go back to 1999 when the business suddenly became a Swiss company. In the initial year the move meant we lost £10m in tax; in subsequent years it has been closer to £20m a year. HMRC went after them and they gave £40m back, less than a third of what we would have received had they kept the profits here. (UK Uncut)

[beefyx]

Walker's Crisps have famously jumped on the 'made in Britain' bandwaggon, boasting that "they are proud that our crisps are made with 100% British potatoes".

However what is less well known is:

 

This famous crisp manufacturer markets itself as quintessentially British: the fields, the soil, the potatoes, the farmers, the factories and of course, Gary Linker. Something less British about Walkers is their profits, which are channelled to Switzerland. An investigation by the Guardian showed their avoidance tactics go back to 1999 when the business suddenly became a Swiss company. In the initial year the move meant we lost £10m in tax; in subsequent years it has been closer to £20m a year. HMRC went after them and they gave £40m back, less than a third of what we would have received had they kept the profits here. (UK Uncut)

 

I wasn't aware of their tax status. Good that HMRC managed to be so effective, hoping now that this means this practice of avoidance will change and the national coffers will benefit.

In the mean time, lets support those local farmers, production and distribution jobs by 'buying British'. We all have to effectively use our purchasing power if we want to safeguard our local jobs.

[melthebell]

and things will cost 5 times more, while income decreases

[ZanebA]

Its too easy too easy to think this way, even if we believe we can see it happening in front our own eyes.

 

We can only try to make a change by purchasing power etc - it doesn't mean we will actually make change.

 

If none of us try to make a difference and just resign ourselves to being defeated, we're finished.

 

We are all little cogs in a big machine - don't give up.....

[Mecky]

But made in Britain can mean foreign owened, whilst it's good some jobs are being created, it's not so good British workers may be sudising industries abroad, have profit moving abroad and large multinationals are desperately trying to avoid paying UK tax.

[hagrid]

Viners Cutlery said made in Britain - but it was only assembled here. I think they

got fined mind you it was a few years back.

 

Someone I know in Northumberland takes their sheep and has them slaughtered in

Wales, it can then be classed as Welsh Lamb.

 

Beef residing in Scotland for 30+ days can then be described as Aberdeen Angus.

 

It's all a big con.

[Penistone999]

and things will cost 5 times more, while income decreases

 

Id rather keep buying things cheaper from china and India where people will work all day for a couple of quid, keeping the prices of goods down.

[Jason Bourne]

Id rather keep buying things cheaper from china and India where people will work all day for a couple of quid, keeping the prices of goods down.

 

Yeah, my horsemeat comes from some dodgy abattoir in Eastern Europe too.