Buy British?

[Davel]

Some years ago, we had campaigns with slogans like 'Buy British' or 'Back Britain'.

Whilst 'politically' now, I guess there would be objections to this stance, should we be doing exactly this - except where there clearly aren't British products available?

Sadly, of course, there are few British products manufactured any more but shouldn't we try to buy stuff made here wherever possible?

[Demolisher 2]

"Buy Western" - I don't care where my goods are from so long as it's not from our would-be communist overlords.

[ewenm]

I can see how this thread will go - what does "British" mean? Built in Britain (e.g. BMW MINI)? Built by a British-owned company (but built anywhere)? Or both? Or something else?

[the red blur]

I suppose it would be best to buy a 'product' which employees lots of British workers. If the demand for this 'product' increases then it will create more British jobs within the company and thus more jobs, possibly British, in companies which are associated with the original product.

[coupeboy]

If you want to support British employment it is better to buy products from manufactures who have manufacturing operations in Britan e.g. Nissan etc. Rather than just British companies, alot of companies adopt a build where you sell policy as they are aware of peoples willingness to support local and national employment.

[anonymous-user]

there are loads of everyday things still made in britain, sad fact is people can either a) not be bothered to find them or b) begrudge paying a few pounds more for something and go with the cheaper (and often foreign) option.

[mat205125]

Buy what I want!

[shirt]

funny you say this, a chap at work needs a new car within the next 2 weeks, budget £2.5k max. he's settled on a volvo s40, 1.8l with about 80k miles.

2mins on the trader and for the exact same price i showed him an mg zt 190, a year younger with 30k less miles, more power, rwd, and way better spec.

cue mumblings of british leyland being st, head gaskets being blown, no thankyou.

[kma]

i couldn't give a st where it's made and i couldn't give a st about supporting britain. i will buy the product i like best.

[red_rover]

coupeboy said:

If you want to support British employment it is better to buy products from manufactures who have manufacturing operations in Britan e.g. Nissan etc. Rather than just British companies, alot of companies adopt a build where you sell policy as they are aware of peoples willingness to support local and national employment.

Funny that Ford ignore that policy...

[Chainguy]

kma said:

i couldn't give a st where it's made and i couldn't give a st about supporting britain. i will buy the product i like best.

One day, you may actually regret that attitude.

[R4PID]

pablo said:

there are loads of everyday things still made in britain, sad fact is people can either a) not be bothered to find them or b) begrudge paying a few pounds more for something and go with the cheaper (and often foreign) option.

Yeh - funny that.

[Clapoir]

Everything I like most - French cheese, French wine, now costs more due to the £ tanking against the Euro.

Malheureusement, British it is...

[branflakes]

Chainguy said:

kma said:

i couldn't give a st where it's made and i couldn't give a st about supporting britain. i will buy the product i like best.

One day, you may actually regret that attitude.

Because one day, he may end up buying British?

[eharding]

branflakes said:

Chainguy said:

kma said:

i couldn't give a st where it's made and i couldn't give a st about supporting britain. i will buy the product i like best.

One day, you may actually regret that attitude.

Because one day, he may end up buying British?

I've always tried to buy a product from a domestic source if possible, but - as I suspect branflakes is alluding - there are times when you ask youself why....why didn't I buy some soul-less Japanese box instead of a pithy, characterful British-dammit motor-vehicle, with all that implies.

However, I do wonder what 'kma' does for a living.....

[CrashTD]

Do you 'buy british' people also disapprove of parts of the service sector that work for 'Johnny Foreigner Firms'?

[BigBen]

pablo said:

there are loads of everyday things still made in britain, sad fact is people can either a) not be bothered to find them or b) begrudge paying a few pounds more for something and go with the cheaper (and often foreign) option.

Yes have been looking for stuff made in Britain recently and there is a lot more than you think / expect. All things being equal I am prepared to pay a bit more for British product.

Ben

[eharding]

CrashTD said:

Do you 'buy british' people also disapprove of parts of the service sector that work for 'Johnny Foreigner Firms'?

Hardly, as long as you're a net contributor to the economy. In fact, the more cash you get paid to then liberate into the UK economy, the better.

[anonymous-user]

shirt said:

2mins on the trader and for the exact same price i showed him an mg zt 190, a year younger with 30k less miles, more power, rwd, and way better spec.

Only the V8 models were RWD (specially converted), all the others were FWD.

[CrashTD]

eharding said:

CrashTD said:

Do you 'buy british' people also disapprove of parts of the service sector that work for 'Johnny Foreigner Firms'?

Hardly, as long as you're a net contributor to the economy

So if your a big earner you can buy a Merc but if your on benefits you have to suffer with a Rover?