Cable: we will respect Indian's ICT demands

[cybersquatter]

Quoted by Paul Waugh in the Evening Standard at http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/07/...-business.html:

‘So if we are going to attract more foreign investment, foreign companies coming here – whether they’re Indian, Japanese, American, Korean or whatever – then clearly inter-company transfers of people, access to high-level manpower: these have to be respected. This is a point the Indians are making to us, and they’re right to make it.

‘It’s no great secret that in my department and me personally, we want to see an open economy, and as liberal an immigration policy as it’s possible to have. We believe that, because it’s good for growth and good for the British economy.’

And apparently India is going to have a direct say in UK immigration policy:

David Cameron to offer India direct say on immigration policy | Politics | The Guardian

Yup, Cameron is definitely going to be the saviour of contractors.

[fullyautomatix]

FFS!!

[AtW]

> access to high-level manpower

£100k+ salary level ICTs can be deemed reasonable.

Cameron+Cable are playing game they can't win - big export markets are EU and USA/Canada, focus on those (like SKA does pretty successfully so far).

[Troll]

I'm sure the PCG will make representations and look after your interests

[HairyArsedBloke]

I'm sure the PCG will make representations and look after your interests

[Jaws]

George Osborne invites Indian IT firms to get involved in UK public sector - Inside Outsourcing

Heard this on the radio this morning.

[TimberWolf]

Looks like you were right. UK IT people voting for Cameron was like Turkeys voting for Christmas, and we haven't seen IR35 II yet.

[sasguru]

Thing is Cameron is right. In the bigger picture keeping connected with one of the world's future super-powers will benefit Britain more than looking after the interests of relatively few, low-level IT geeks.

The world reality has changed which is why Cameron has to go cap in hand to the Indians.

The solution for you lot is to move up the value chain, if you can.

HTH, but IDI

[sasguru]

> .

Cameron+Cable are playing game they can't win - big export markets are EU and USA/Canada, focus on those (like SKA does pretty successfully so far).

Not in the medium term future they aren't - unless you're making products for old people.

[SupremeSpod]

Thing is Cameron is right. In the bigger picture keeping connected with one of the world's future super-powers will benefit Britain more than looking after the interests of relatively few, low-level IT geeks.

The world reality has changed which is why Cameron has to go cap in hand to the Indians.

The solution for you lot is to move up the value chain, if you can.

HTH, but IDI

Future "Super Power"? The bastards can't even feed themselves, have an inherently racist system/agenda and will eventually get f**ked over by the Chinese.

Pakistan has Nukes because India has them, India has Nukes because of the Chinese!