5 ms·
Which is so strange that this is exactly the argument Theresa May made yesterday. Something along the lines of "this proves that UK can do well even post-Brexit
by mtgx 10y ago
Which is so strange that this is exactly the argument Theresa May made yesterday. Something along the lines of "this proves that UK can do well even post-Brexit!"
First of all - what?!
And second, this has nothing to do with the brexit anyway. Softbank even said they were going to do the acquisition with or without Brexit.
- pbhjpbhj 10y ago>Softbank even said they were going to do the acquisition with or without Brexit. // If there's one thing May and her ilk proved beyond doubt in the referendum it's that they don't care about the truth, only what they can spin to make things look better to an uninformed electorate. That's certainly not a new thing but it seems to have reached a new level that leaves all semblance of honour behind it.
- Alphasite_ 10y agoMy own impression is that for a modern developed economy looking healthy is far more key than being healthy.
- SideburnsOfDoom 10y ago> looking healthy is far more key than being healthy. The Conservative part of the United Kingdom basically has the selling point of "fiscal probity" - i.e being Conservative, they are good for business and don't take risks with the health of the economy. For instance they literally campaigned on it in 2015 (1) They have to continue to try to project that image, even when it's laughably at odds with actual events. Otherwise, what are they even for? 1) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11561628/David-Cameron-Weve-saved-the-economy-from-ruin-dont-let-Ed-Miliband-spoil-it.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11561...
- SideburnsOfDoom 10y ago> Which is so strange that this is exactly the argument Theresa May made yesterday. And the exact opposite of the argument that she made a week ago: "A proper industrial strategy wouldn’t automatically stop the sale of British firms to foreign ones, but it should be capable of stepping in to defend a sector that is as important as pharmaceuticals is to Britain." https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2016/jul/18/philip-hammond-softbank-takeover-arm-holdings-overseas-investors https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance... http://www.theresa2016.co.uk/we_can_make_britain_a_country_that_works_for_everyone http://www.theresa2016.co.uk/we_can_make_britain_a_country_t...
- lostlogin 10y agoGreat catch. Pity this hasn't been more widely noted.
- SideburnsOfDoom 10y agoThe source above is The Guardian, a national newspaper, so it's not exactly obscure.