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Why Doesn't Britain Have a Huauei of its own?

Peter Brooks
This was the headline in the Guardian Opinion section for May 8 th 2019 written by Aditya Chakrabortty.


To answer this question he examines the history of GEC after Arnold Weinstock left in 1996  and <quote> "all hell broke loose" with the appointment of George Simpson (an accountant), and John Mayo (from the Merchant Banking world).


Even companies outside of Britain (examples RCA and Westinghouse)  have been afflicted by the same upper management failures.


What does Britain have to do to create a business climate that will allow world class companies to thrive?


Peter Brooks MIET

Palm Bay Florida USA
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    Maurice Dixon:

    Perhaps because UK hasn't had and still doesn't have real industrial strategies. Also, too many decades, as a dogma and mantra of 'market forces must dominate policy',  successive UK government have allowed all its best IT companies to be bought by foreigners that then get saddled with buyers financial problems, profits exported, UK tax payments reduced through accountancy manipulations, pensions raided or poorly funded, etc - a loss, loss scenario for UK plc and national industrial capability?




    Would you consider it to be the result of a succession of 'unpatriotic' governments when it comes to infrastructure and strategic industries?


    I have long suggested that what is needed as an alternative to the economic policy that has prevailed since 1979 is not a government based on socialism but one based on nationalism. Basically a government that is a respectable version of the BNP!


    Has the EU been instrumental at eroding away engineering in Britain since 1979? The IET campaigned for Remain back in 2016 but would there be potentially better opportunities to revive strategic industries after Britain has left the EU?


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    Maurice Dixon:

    Perhaps because UK hasn't had and still doesn't have real industrial strategies. Also, too many decades, as a dogma and mantra of 'market forces must dominate policy',  successive UK government have allowed all its best IT companies to be bought by foreigners that then get saddled with buyers financial problems, profits exported, UK tax payments reduced through accountancy manipulations, pensions raided or poorly funded, etc - a loss, loss scenario for UK plc and national industrial capability?




    Would you consider it to be the result of a succession of 'unpatriotic' governments when it comes to infrastructure and strategic industries?


    I have long suggested that what is needed as an alternative to the economic policy that has prevailed since 1979 is not a government based on socialism but one based on nationalism. Basically a government that is a respectable version of the BNP!


    Has the EU been instrumental at eroding away engineering in Britain since 1979? The IET campaigned for Remain back in 2016 but would there be potentially better opportunities to revive strategic industries after Britain has left the EU?


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