Economic strategy for the UK

[Doggy Styles]

I think you have a rosy view of how the Indians see us. Why should they bother to trade with us, except to take over our remaining knowledge business, and get access to Europe?

As for the Chinese, "past links"? I'm sure they remember the Opium Wars with great affection

Business is business. When it suits both parties, they'll do it.

[AtW]

I'm sure they remember the Opium Wars with great affection

addiction

IGMC...

[expat]

Britain should use its past links with India and China (through connections with its large immigrant populations from both countries) to aggressively develop trade links with these 2 future superpowers - it should be the preferred supplier of choice for the stuff they can't do themselves

I think you have a rosy view of how the Indians see us. Why should they bother to trade with us, except to take over our remaining knowledge business, and get access to Europe?

As for the Chinese, "past links"? I'm sure they remember the Opium Wars with great affection

[Doggy Styles]

Like starting wars?

They were good wars. You knew who the enemy were.

[BrilloPad]

Don't touch Europe with a barge pole. A combination of an ageing population, excessive costs and large bureacracy means it has no long term future apart from in certain specialities.
Everyone knows the real money and huge potential markets are in the East now - the current economic gyrations are merely the market pointing out the fact that the West is on its way to being bust if it carries on as is.
Britain should use its past links with India and China (through connections with its large immigrant populations from both countries) to aggressively develop trade links with these 2 future superpowers - it should be the preferred supplier of choice for the stuff they can't do themselves

Like starting wars?

[Francko]

Don't touch Europe with a barge pole. A combination of an ageing population, excessive costs and large bureacracy means it has no long term future apart from in certain specialities.

I propose a "Logan's run" strategy, this will solve all problems.

[AtW]

Everyone knows the real money and huge potential markets are in the East now

Indeed. Only mainland EU sells all sort of usefull machinery to the East, where as UK seems to sell stuff like football clubs - but it's okay chaps, the City will save us

[sasguru]

Don't touch Europe with a barge pole. A combination of an ageing population, excessive costs and large bureacracy means it has no long term future apart from in certain specialities.
Everyone knows the real money and huge potential markets are in the East now - the current economic gyrations are merely the market pointing out the fact that the West is on its way to being bust if it carries on as is.
Britain should use its past links with India and China (through connections with its large immigrant populations from both countries) to aggressively develop trade links with these 2 future superpowers - it should be the preferred supplier of choice for the stuff they can't do themselves