London sucks the life out of Britain?

[BrilloPad]

London sucks the life out of Britain - Northern MP in astonishing rant against capital - Telegraph

I agree! Let London become independent. Lets stopping dragging the rest of the UK down.

[AtW]

Will find out tomorrow - going to ze City ...

[Spacecadet]

London sucks the life out of Britain - Northern MP in astonishing rant against capital - Telegraph

I agree! Let London become independent. Lets stopping dragging the rest of the UK down.

He does have a point! It's also chock full of utter c**ts

[DodgyAgent]

We do our best in London to encourage businesses to grow elsewhere by making it so expensive to live and work here.

[MarillionFan]

He does have a point! It's also chock full of utter c**ts

You still working there then?

[Spacecadet]

You still working there then?

Yes, until I get arrested for tossing some anti social f***wit under a tube train

To quote George Constanza:
"we're living in a society! We're supposed to act in a civilized way."

[Scrag Meister]

Yes, until I get arrested for tossing off some anti social f***wit on a tube train

To quote George Constanza:
"we're living in a society! We're supposed to act in a civilized way."

FTFY

[swamp]

Here is the real truth behind his rant:

"Here, Margaret Thatcher ruined manufacturing to serve the interests of a City keen to acquire assets overseas rather than investing in Britain."

Austin Mitchell needs to get over it. It was thirty years ago that Thatcher alledgedly "ruined manufacturing". And how exactly did she do this? By swinging her handbag around and flattening the old steel forges?

[AtW]

We do our best in London to encourage businesses to grow elsewhere by making it so expensive to live and work here.

Suits me

[AtW]

And how exactly did she do this?

Easy - when banks can make lots of money by ripping customers off, playing on stock markets making money every nanosecond, then why would they invest into risky businesses with 5-7% ROI?