First we sell our companies to Fritz, now bits of Britain are sold to the Frogs

[scooterscot]

I mean seriously?

First government sells BMW and Cadburys to foreign owners now they're slicing up the country to make a quick buck?

BBC News - Dover locals anxious over possible port sale

I feel like one of those hollow tree trunks you see lying in the forest with fungus being the only resident.

[markinbrussels]

BMW = Bayerische Motoren Werke

Since when Bavaria is in the UK?

[DimPrawn]

How exactly did "the government" sell Cadbury to Kraft?

Jeez. Fick or wot?

[xoggoth]

Barstewards sold Honda to the damn Japs too.

[MrMark]

At least we can rest assured that our beloved Queen (long may she reign) is 100% British

[darmstadt]

At least we can rest assured that our beloved Queen (long may she reign) is 100% British

I take it that was said tongue in cheek:

Queen Elizabeth is a patrilineal descendant of Albert's family, the German princely House of Wettin.

Elizabeth bears lineage from, amongst others, Arab, Armenian, Cuman, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Serbian, and Swedish ethnicities,[1] as well as, according to Moroccan and Chinese officials, respectively, being directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad and Tang Dynasty Chinese Emperors.[2] Further, via her grandmother, Queen Mary, Elizabeth is thought to be descended from Genghis Khan.

[scooterscot]

BMW = Bayerische Motoren Werke

Since when Bavaria is in the UK?

Well the I meant the mini brand

[scooterscot]

How exactly did "the government" sell Cadbury to Kraft?

Jeez. Fick or wot?

The government had every opportunity to kick those shareholders up the, oh sir...

[DimPrawn]

The government had every opportunity to kick those shareholders up the, oh sir...

It's a PLC. If you pay enough you can buy it?

PS. I've worked for Cadbury HQ in the past. Stuck up snobs the lot of them.

[scooterscot]

PS. I've worked for Cadbury HQ in the past. Stuck up snobs the lot of them.

Well in that case, did we get a price?


PS: I've got a lovely far tory just coming off the boil, any offers?