Due to the 'Windrush' scandal, Global Britain is now in tatters... absolutely; why it isn't the time to hover nervously on whether UK manufacturing can compete with the conglomerates from China and worldwide, duh... we are already competing by embracing capitalism - you can't go halfway into capitalism and tenderly point at equality and cut work forces due to lack of cost effectiveness; that is no way to treat a nation, why I know that our current administration is anti-business... the last pit was closed on December 18th 2015, furthermore 'Corus' is being privately liquidated due to having to bow to cheaper foreign outlets, Chile of all places. In turn, you'll get an inferior steel product in construction and there lies the downfall. Our fixation of the bottom-line actually informs me of the lack of expertise within important sectors. The way to improve out standing is to shout about 'highest of quality, expertise and has an unblemished record.' I observed in amazement in 2004 James Dyson's announcement to governing bodies in the (Richard Dimbleby Lecture) claiming 'for too long the UK has finger picked at the buffet of trade...' and now our steadfast industries aren't even being invited to the party - there's no surprises; infrastructure funding has been a travesty across the spectrum for a decade. The capitalistic animal only works if you nurture it, feed it; so invest to accumulate. Why promoting UK produce is fundamental to a semi thriving UK society, without promotion leads to a devaluation of British values, we see it practically everyday; why certain demographics are disenfranchised.
Lucrative business sectors have always crowed in unison that it was Gordon Brown who sold our gold off; they're left dumbstruck at my response: "I would much prefer our gold to be sold than the sale of our industry tools which're in decline today... remember if you've the tools to seek the gold you're always working, manufacturing." This is rule number one for sustained growth / prosperity; what we've witnessed with our current administration is a sustained attack against prosperity... why promoting UK products is imperative with public investment. At present our funding structure is profoundly through private corporations residing in the EU; without the funds it'll desecrate our decrepit manufacturing corps our pioneering / innovative developments and a plethora of medical / new technology research centres... why we must promote UK research centres and manufacturing plants, first and foremost; and inform the world what great innovations has come from our extraordinary pioneers. An almighty example of how little we skite about ourselves is highlighted in President Xi's address in November 2015: "I recall big names such as William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Bernard Shaw, Francis Bacon, Oliver Cromwell and Winston Churchill, Thomas More, John Locke, Adam Smith, Charles Darwin, Arnold Toynbee and Joseph Needham. Most recent is Needham also known as Li Yuese, known for his book: 'Science and Civilisation in China' - off the cuff, Toynbee was a young industrialist eager to change working conditions his inclusion in the address was 'cheap political discourse'.
There is a shocking reality present here, a notable lack of boastful pioneering for generations, has it simply gone below the radar.. or it could be a severe lack of crowing for UK entrepreneurship from our figureheads of business and high office; this is quite an oddity in the era of globalization, proof that equality and our deranged politically correct agenda is costing the nation a fortune. At no point in our civilization has grand concepts been based on the 'bottom line' - a modern day (decent) reference is the on-a-shoestring-run BBC; whereby the BBC (world) news reports within seconds of world events; inadvertently, teaching English en mass; alas, our individual ingenuity doesn't get a look in; why? Because genius is covertly umbrella'd by conglomerates, leaving the 'real' pioneers out in the cold and rudely out of pocket too.The closest thing we've got in the UK to seeking great minds is.... 'The Apprentice.' A TV show that highlights weirdness alongside endeavours; known for it's entertainment value rather than sublime visions. No wonder President Xi was ultimately lost when it came to well-known modern day British pioneers. "In China you can find countless fans of football stars such as David Beckham and clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal. Hold on... haven't football clubs and David Beckham done extensive tours of China to promote their brands? At any opportunity the Chinese promote their philosophies, ingenuities and skite their economical prowess. President Xi continues... "Over the past 37 years of reform and opening-up, the Chinese economy has been growing at an annual rate of nearly 10%, making the country the second largest economy today. Over 600 million people have been lifted out of poverty and per capita GDP exceeded US $7,000. China has managed to complete, in just several decades, the journey of development which took developed countries several centuries. This can only show that the Chinese people are following the right path." You could exclaim the statement reeks of 'prosperity laughing in the face of human rights.' Something to chew over when you're browsing for so-called bargains; there is always a cost at the bottom of the chain.
The evolving economic environment
You could denote from this detail China knows more about the miracles of globalization than the rest of the globe collectively. They've strategically placed all their five main financial institutions at the epi-centre of the global markets you'll be not surprised this is in London; nevertheless due to our decrepit fiscal approach, in other words our 'too eager to please foreign investors to use London as their base including keeping their own profits;' for decades the UK sees little benefit of this lucrative machine; I'll go further, the UK is a non-designated tax haven and this is how the UK has been sold to opulent nations. An oversale of Britain wants you to prosper and do your business, without any reformed guidelines therein the contractual terms. Without doubt, successive governments have actually been in veneration of London's 'City playmaking' - hence, doesn't bode well for taxable money crunching... the governance lawyers are fish out of water in regards to having a google at firms not breaking the law but morally inept. In truth, Westminster are hopeless at babysitting financier's risk taking per se - I'll even go as far as encouraging risk taking on the public purse, instead of promoting default systems and owning it, well this is all 'on UK soil.' There has been no murmurs of reform in terms of our sovereign state if our mandate with Europe changes possibly later this year; meaning that the world fiscal institutions could easily create another hot-bed of finance elsewhere. The problem with (mild) fiscal policy change has the habit of developing immense unease... 'having access to 500 million people differs greatly compared to 62 million people.' Later this year, London may have to adopt the Chinese approach of 37 years ago of embracing globalization beyond anything what they've had in mind. When you think of successful nations of this phenomena and it isn't a fad, you'll come aware of South Korea, China and India. Notably, the front-runner of Japan over thirty fives ago doesn't configure having overly sourced out disastrously on nuclear. Generally, the prosperity model of 'gathering fruits' hasn't changed, the conglomerates all benefit by having loyal, nearby suppliers, factories and warehouses. In China you'll find them all in one business park, working for one enterprise or in their terms... one philosophy.
The late Paul Samuelson (US Economist) offers a hammer blow to China's right path which I concur with... wholeheartedly. "In economic history both short run and long run, there is no satisfactory path or alternatives to market systems as a way to organizing both economically the poor or the rich populations. Markets (systems) are not the same thing as unregulated capitalism. In retrospect the realities are that markets create intolerable inequalities, this is the downside to sustained dynamic progress." Technological change and globalization aren't new, but the advancement of rapid technologies certainly quickened up online-societal alienation for a few; i.e. those who're out of the equation of picking up the best deals and incentives online - evidence of the partisan art of 'institutionalised arrangements.' Such discrimination is cut from the same leaf that allows sweatshops, child labour and forced poverty. This has little to do with economics; more to do with a laissez-faire line, for the sake of: 'progress.' Harsh realities indeed. I'm growing increasingly concerned at President Xi's comment that China accounts for nearly 30% of global growth, imagine if the behemoth system collapsed or entered into an unforeseen recession? It'll reshape the economic landscape practically overnight. There comes a time when wealth is derogatorily to the cause - herewith 'too big to fail'... sounds familiar doesn't it. A temptation to rescue such institutions are encompassed in trepidation. Why blanket promotions of UK products and services are paramount.
Economic inequality has harmed the way we are to each other. Trust use to be prevalent in society it is at a very low ebb now; business wise has countered that position partly to do with capitalists working with capitalists; shared interests in avarice. As we move onwards, the distrust gauge rises, usually pre-economic crisis. Downturns and pending crisis's generally takes trust out of the equation; instead markets are dependent on levels of optimism; especially flatlining 'optimism.' Notably capitalism has triumphed in the last century, via mainly luck rather than acumen. Democracy's incubation, we've learn't doesn't protect the majority and fails to curb consumer / capitalistic traits. China's market dominance is faltering somewhat; hence, time for a new wave of initiative prose. Namely promoting UK business above everyone else. You never know a future Chinese President may make a state visit in a decade or so and applaud several twenty-first century pioneers of British origin - when pigs fly... ask the 'Trotters.'
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