tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post4352049018003585767..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Forget the bacon, how about the government really committing funds to UK productsNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-18273880679787911452008-11-27T20:57:00.000+00:002008-11-27T20:57:00.000+00:00I don't care where the bacon comes from as long as...I don't care where the bacon comes from as long as it does not shrivel up and disappear when I am frying it.jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-86965782081461430132008-11-27T09:53:00.000+00:002008-11-27T09:53:00.000+00:00Quite basically we should buy what is the best goo...Quite basically we should buy what is the best goods at the best value. If that's from the UK or from Australia, it doesn't matter...best value for the tax payer comes first...even if that also consequently means spending more money on something that will serve better and longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-18224540039403838922008-11-27T09:48:00.000+00:002008-11-27T09:48:00.000+00:00I would like to agree, but can't completely due to...I would like to agree, but can't completely due to it being a bit too late now. <BR/><BR/>The cost of employing people and the incredible burden on businesses in terms of legislation and tax, means that there is little guarantee of what you buy actually being made/produced in the UK.<BR/><BR/>There are, of course, still some products to which this doesn't apply, but I would venture that they are limited in scope.<BR/><BR/>A great shame and further reason to believe that we're going down the drain...Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166511628620618908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-80525105097296642492008-11-27T09:01:00.000+00:002008-11-27T09:01:00.000+00:00"Sensible purchasing" is providing the taxpayer wi..."Sensible purchasing" is providing the taxpayer with the best value for money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-35129348409419817842008-11-27T08:11:00.000+00:002008-11-27T08:11:00.000+00:00Probably because it would violate some EU law. Onl...Probably because it would violate some EU law. Only the French are allowed to behave like that.<BR/><BR/>Alan DouglasAlan Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071898364060640779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-64276261186560760632008-11-27T06:23:00.000+00:002008-11-27T06:23:00.000+00:00I would like to go even further and see English pr...I would like to go even further and see English products mentioned.<BR/>I notice that Tesco have re-branded<BR/>English butter as British butter.<BR/>If it's OK to have Welsh Lamb and<BR/>Scotch Beef, why remove references to anything English?<BR/>There was a time when almost everything you picked up had "Made in England" on it.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-58446516399946291612008-11-26T22:12:00.000+00:002008-11-26T22:12:00.000+00:00It's not as if I am even arguing that the companie...It's not as if I am even arguing that the companies should be UK owned (some chance !). It's hardly economic nationalism, its looking after yourself through sensible purchasing.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-64130840674066691852008-11-26T20:57:00.000+00:002008-11-26T20:57:00.000+00:00Yes, I tend to agree Nich. The only reason for not...Yes, I tend to agree Nich. The only reason for not buying British would be if a particular British product was not good value for money... or just plain crap.Nullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097211775158236323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-25454517341417748272008-11-26T20:29:00.000+00:002008-11-26T20:29:00.000+00:00Because New Labour hasn't yet slipped into economi...Because New Labour hasn't yet slipped into economic nationalism - well except that British Jobs for British Workers periodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com