AlanHo Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Selling off our future ......Read thisOXO - Campbells in USAWEETABIX - US Firm Hicks Muse Tate & FurstHAMLEYS - Icelandic group BaugurROWNTREE - Swiss firm NestleBENTLEY cars - German VolkswagenROLLS ROYCE cars - German firm BMWCHELSEA FC - Russian tycoon Roman AbramovichTY-PHOO TEA - Indian firn Apeejay SurrendraP & O Ferries etc - Dubai Ports WorldHP SAUCE - US Firm HeinzMANCHESTER UNITED FC - US Tycoon Malcolm GlazerTETLEYS BITTER - Danish brewers CarlsbergHARRY RAMSDEN Restaurants - Swedish Wallenberg familyROVER cars - first BMW now ChineseMINI cars - BMW GermanyTHE BODY SHOP - L'Oreal FranceHARRODS department Store - Egyptian tycoonFORTNUM & MASON - Whittington Investments CanadaLONDON ELECTRICITY - Electricite de FranceMost British Aluminium Producers - ALCOA USA OR Alcan CanadaLOTUS cars - Malaysian GroupMIDLAND BANK - HSBC Hong KongALLIED DOMECQ- Pernod Ricard FranceEXEL Logistics - Deutsche Post GermanyO2 phones - Telefonica SpainPILKINGTON GLASS - Nippon Sheet Glass JapanBOC - Linde Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 BOOTS - BASF, GermanyRECKITT & COLMAN (Dettol, Senokot, Reckitts Blue, Mr Sheen, Brasso etc) - Benkiser, GermanySMITH & NEPHEW (Elastoplast, Nivea) - Beiersdorf, GermanyMost of the confectionary and chocolate industry - Nestlé, SwitzerlandRITZ HOTEL - Carlton Hotels, USASAVOY, CLARIDGES, CONNAUGHT & BERKELEY HOTELS - Fairmont Hotels, USACUSSONS (Imperial Leather etc.) Paterson Zochonis, GreeceHOTPOINT - Indesit, ItalyAlmost all of the electrical and electronics industry - Far East or USA (for strategic devices i.e. ones connected with the wish for, and mainentance of, world dominance)RONSEAL WOODCARE (used to be made by RONUK, Sheffield) - Sherwin Williams, USA. The old RONUK company no longer makes its trademark product (wax polish) but is now called JetLube involved in oilfied chemicals. At least it seems to be British. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Terrible ain't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Land Rover ---- Ford USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 JAGUAR cars - Ford USAASTON MARTIN cars - Ford USAVAUXHALL cars - General Motors USAABBEY NATIONAL - Santander SpainYORKSHIRE BANK - National Australia BankCLYDESDALE BANK - National Australia bankBRITISH STEEL - Corus HollandRUGBY CEMENT - Cemex Mexico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Why is it that the politicians can not see that, although foreign owned companies operating in this country may be employing British people, the profit is going out of this country, and is thus lessening the amount of money circulating in our economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Why is it that the politicians can not see that, although foreign owned companies operating in this country may be employing British people, the profit is going out of this country, and is thus lessening the amount of money circulating in our economy.Because they are as thick as pig s***, and twice as horrible. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 And Too busy with their Snouts in the Trough to care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 ASDA supermarket - Walmart USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Palace of Westminster.......jointly owned by White House and Brussels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 No 10 Downing Street, now owned by Dubya. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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