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Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Tue Oct 08 2019 12:25pm
by pabenny
Boro Boy wrote:
Mon Oct 07 2019 9:21am
The Government has stepped-up and avoided wasting our tax money on a failed company
From your various posts about the steel industry I thought you were in favour of governments supporting failed businesses.

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 4:29am
by BeautifulSunshine
blythburgh wrote:
Tue Oct 08 2019 11:24am
William Joseph1 wrote:
Mon Oct 07 2019 9:06pm

(The other £500m is a loan from its Chinese owners).
How long before the Chinese own every listed business in this country plus many unlisted ones
Not long...

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 10:21am
by Sarah
Some good news - up to 2500 jobs saved!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49985369

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 10:45am
by blythburgh
pabenny wrote:
Tue Oct 08 2019 12:25pm
Boro Boy wrote:
Mon Oct 07 2019 9:21am
The Government has stepped-up and avoided wasting our tax money on a failed company
From your various posts about the steel industry I thought you were in favour of governments supporting failed businesses.
Surely it depends on the company and its situation whether or not the Govt. steps in

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 1:24pm
by Boro Boy
blythburgh wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 10:45am
pabenny wrote:
Tue Oct 08 2019 12:25pm
Boro Boy wrote:
Mon Oct 07 2019 9:21am
The Government has stepped-up and avoided wasting our tax money on a failed company
From your various posts about the steel industry I thought you were in favour of governments supporting failed businesses.
Surely it depends on the company and its situation whether or not the Govt. steps in
...and EU restrictive practices legislation...!!! :think:

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 2:06pm
by Chadwick
Boro Boy wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 1:24pm
blythburgh wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 10:45am
pabenny wrote:
Tue Oct 08 2019 12:25pm


From your various posts about the steel industry I thought you were in favour of governments supporting failed businesses.
Surely it depends on the company and its situation whether or not the Govt. steps in
...and EU restrictive practices legislation...!!! :think:
Boro Boy, we've had this conversation before. The EU did not stop the UK government from stepping in to support the British steel industry.

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 2:41pm
by pabenny
So the EU state aid rules prevent the UK government from doing something you are opposed to anyway. Mr Boro Boy - I think you're actually a supporter of the EU.

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 2:45pm
by Boro Boy
pabenny wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 2:41pm
So the EU state aid rules prevent the UK government from doing something you are opposed to anyway. Mr Boro Boy - I think you're actually a supporter of the EU.
As usual you are so, so wrong! ..and you added a twist! where did I say I was opposed to the Government wasting money? :clap: :clap: :clap:

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 4:57pm
by pabenny
Boro Boy wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 2:45pm
pabenny wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 2:41pm
So the EU state aid rules prevent the UK government from doing something you are opposed to anyway. Mr Boro Boy - I think you're actually a supporter of the EU.
As usual you are so, so wrong! ..and you added a twist! where did I say I was opposed to the Government wasting money? :clap: :clap: :clap:
You said it here:
Boro Boy wrote:
Mon Oct 07 2019 9:21am
The Government has stepped-up and avoided wasting our tax money on a failed company;

Re: Thomas Cook collapses

Posted: Wed Oct 09 2019 9:43pm
by BeautifulSunshine
Sarah wrote:
Wed Oct 09 2019 10:21am
Some good news - up to 2500 jobs saved!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49985369
Always a pleasure to see good news.