keeping it for themselves

[ladymuck]

Not unreasonable to put one's own citizens first.

It would be a poor government who didn't, whatever you may think of the way they go about it

[MrMarkyMark]

Whether in the UK or the developing world, we're not all in coronavirus together | Opinion | The Guardian

[mrdonuts]

Of course it's different. Mrdonuts is prejudiced against Indians, so he judges the behaviour of India differently.

im not

and thats thats slanderous

[BlasterBates]

During the second world war the biggest threat to Britain was the German U-boats stopping shipping bringing in essential goods.

No way Britain can become self sufficient.

[Old Greg]

im not

and thats thats slanderous

That's slanderous to say I slandered you.

[BlasterBates]

Lets say Britain did become self-sufficient, then the Unions in different sectors would regularly hold the country to ransome with strikes. Then you'll see cries for more globalisation.

[Mordac]

During the second world war the biggest threat to Britain was the German U-boats stopping shipping bringing in essential goods.

No way Britain can become self sufficient.

Britain can, as long as the Germans don't bring their U-boats out of retirement.

(Anyway, we have air-freight capability these days...)

[BlasterBates]

Britain can, as long as the Germans don't bring their U-boats out of retirement.

(Anyway, we have air-freight capability these days...)

So why do you need air freight or shipping if the country is "self-sufficient" ?

[BlasterBates]

It never ceases to amaze me how IT contractors earning high salaries because they're serving international clients, crave for "national self-sufficiency".

Are they prepared to give up their job to work in a textile factory or pick fruit for the good of the nation.

[Mordac]

So why do you need air freight or shipping if the country is "self-sufficient" ?

I was being ironic. I accept that Britain will never be self-sufficient while farming land is worth far more as building land, or as a solar farm. We will always need to import food, and anything the Chinese can make more cheaply (which is almost everything else).