Jobs going abroad

sdooley

Where a product is of better quality when produced locally (flowers and food spring to mind) it is logical to buy British to preserve jobs in the UK. But how many people's jobs in the private sector depend on customers in the UK alone? Certainly Generali's bank (even the smallest bank) would be highly dependent on the globalised economy. My service sector role is about 50:50 UK/overseas clients.

A new 'buy british' / foreign boycott campaign would be reported abroad and would do more harm than good.

Generali

sdooley wrote: »

Where a product is of better quality when produced locally (flowers and food spring to mind) it is logical to buy British to preserve jobs in the UK. But how many people's jobs in the private sector depend on customers in the UK alone? Certainly Generali's bank (even the smallest bank) would be highly dependent on the globalised economy. My service sector role is about 50:50 UK/overseas clients.

A new 'buy british' / foreign boycott campaign would be reported abroad and would do more harm than good.

Well there's nothing wrong with a campaign to encourage people to Buy British, even if it was to include examples of British products that are of better quality than non-British alternatives (eg meat and suits for example). A foreign boycott would be problematic of course, and a bit dubious from a practical point of view - are you really going to buy only British wine for example?

baileysbattlebus

Generali wrote: »

Well there's nothing wrong with a campaign to encourage people to Buy British, even if it was to include examples of British products that are of better quality than non-British alternatives (eg meat and suits for example). A foreign boycott would be problematic of course, and a bit dubious from a practical point of view - are you really going to buy only British wine for example?

Except it would be called "protectionism" just as Pres. Obama's "Buy American" was. It could result in a trade war - just what we need at the moment.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-gives-reassurance-over-buy-american-bill-1546608.html

Generali

baileysbattlebus wrote: »

Except it would be called "protectionism" just as Pres. Obama's "Buy American" was. It could result in a trade war - just what we need at the moment.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-gives-reassurance-over-buy-american-bill-1546608.html

I think the Buy American campaign contained specific provisions for the state to have to buy American products, eg.:

The House of Representatives has already approved the stimulus bill and the Senate is considering its version. The Senate bill states that none of the funds may be used for a project "unless all of the iron, steel and manufactured goods used in the projects are produced in the US". The House bill is somewhat less restrictive.

A campaign to encourage the purchase of UK manufactured products would not be particularly protectionist. A campaign to force it would be.

adr0ck

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

Is Liverpool in Wales.

I hope so.

Liverpool is the capitol of North Wales

adr0ck

sdooley wrote: »

Where a product is of better quality when produced locally (flowers and food spring to mind) it is logical to buy British to preserve jobs in the UK. .

most flowers in the UK come from Holland

JonnyBravo

I havent voted as it's far too difficult to pin myself to one choice.
It depends on what it is, the prices and qualities of the item in question.
Yes I'd be annoyed if my job went overseas.... or anywhere come to that. Can't believe nearly half (at time of posting 7 out of 15) aren't bothered if they lose their job.

Topov_3

if a lot of the sweatshop type jobs are relocated overseas to places like india and china it benefits the uk because there workforce stay there instead of coming over here. instead of losing one job, see it as gaining 3 because the indian who would have taken that one job would also have brought his brother and cousing to take the other two jobs as well. if immigration keeps going up while employment is going down it blows apart the argument that the immigrants are coming here to work, and proves there coming here for benefits and council houses

Generali

Topov wrote: »

if a lot of the sweatshop type jobs are relocated overseas to places like india and china it benefits the uk because there workforce stay there instead of coming over here. instead of losing one job, see it as gaining 3 because the indian who would have taken that one job would also have brought his brother and cousing to take the other two jobs as well. if immigration keeps going up while employment is going down it blows apart the argument that the immigrants are coming here to work, and proves there coming here for benefits and council houses

Hmm, you don't really go in for supporting your argument in any way do you?

It's not really on the topic of the thread either.

tomterm8

Generali wrote: »

Just trying to find out what people think about things like Toshiba or M&S sending their production overseas really.

We all like being able to buy a big LCD TV for a few hundred quid or a pair of jeans for a tenner or even less.

What happens when your job goes overseas?

PS lots of jobs in my industry, banking, have gone abroad (India, Ireland and Liverpool mostly)

Seems to be a false premise to me. It is quite possible for trade to benefit everybody. As a trading nation, it does help us if our customers are prosperous, which means we need to buy some goods from abroad. We don't have the internal resources to be self sufficient, and haven't for several centuries. A world without foreign trade would be a world where most british people would be unable to feed themselves... we simply can't produce enough food without destroying the environment.