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A more cynical version. This will go nowhere after the Conservative party in the UK receives a number of large political donations from business leaders who do
by oxfordmale 5y ago
A more cynical version. This will go nowhere after the Conservative party in the UK receives a number of large political donations from business leaders who do not work for Apple and Google, but do play golf with them.
The UK wants to show it has teeth post Brexit, but will find out shortly it can't tackle FAANG without broad political support from other countries.
- nr2x 5y agoAgree with point about the torries, but UK remains a lucrative market on its own. They aren’t as powerful outside the block as within it, but no global company wants to leave the UK market.
- oxfordmale 5y agoThe question is if there remains a loop-hole, for example operating from Ireland.
- Apocryphon 5y agoGoogle lobbying for devo max our outright independence for Scotland just for market access...
- ksec 5y ago>but will find out shortly it can't tackle FAANG without broad political support from other countries. EU? Even Japan is opening a case on it. Where iPhone has nearly 70% market shares it is ridiculous.