| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? 12:51 - Oct 12 with 9001 views | Churchman |
The Transport Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister piled in on P&O this week because of the disgraceful way they treated U.K. staff a couple of years ago.
P&O is owned by DP World and it looks like thanks to the above (as reported) they have decided investment in two new docking births for the container operation will no longer happen and nor will attendance at Starmer’s investment summit.
Given how they treat staff, is it right to tell DP World to do one, accept the loss of investment, jobs and added costs to business or would Angela Rayner and Louise Haigh been better to leave them alone? They knew Starmer’s little gathering was next week, so I can only assume the timing was deliberate to pressure DP World and it’s blown up in their face? Not always the case by any means, but this does strike me in this instance as moral high ground v jobs, business, taxes for services.
This is an interesting dynamic that reminds me a bit of Vodaphone in the 2000s. They got away with an easy tax settlement because they made it clear that if that didn’t happen, U.K. jobs were toast as they could locate anywhere. |  | | |  |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:18 - Oct 12 with 4881 views | Nomore4 |
In line with Labour in general. To make the UK a third world country asap.
Which they are doing a grand job of.
Smash the gangs LOL….13k new arrivals in 100 days….going full steam ahead |  | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:23 - Oct 12 with 4867 views | Help |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:24 - Oct 12 with 4860 views | TractorWood |
Budget is first proper test if their principles will obstruct growth.
Early signs (like this) are that they will.
Tbf on Vodafone the Competition and markets authority are dragging them and 3 through an endless process to approve a merger every party desperately needs, including our national telecoms infrastructure. [Post edited 12 Oct 2024 13:26]
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:32 - Oct 12 with 4832 views | BlueBadger |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:18 - Oct 12 by Nomore4 |
In line with Labour in general. To make the UK a third world country asap.
Which they are doing a grand job of.
Smash the gangs LOL….13k new arrivals in 100 days….going full steam ahead |
Oh man, you're going to be fücking furious when you find out what Brexit and austerity did to the country. |  |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:51 - Oct 12 with 4783 views | mellowblue |
Just posturing from the Saudis, they will be back to the table soon enough, once a few behind closed door apologies and conciliation has happened. Proud people, the arabs, and with their wealth they can afford to be. | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:42 - Oct 12 with 4718 views | DJR |
Don't believe everything that's said in the right wing media, and happily bought into by Sky.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/12/keir-starmer-rebukes-transport-
DP World, the parent firm of P&O Ferries, will attend the government’s international investment summit on Monday.
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:44 - Oct 12 with 4695 views | bluejacko |
Oops sorry double post🙄 | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:45 - Oct 12 with 4689 views | bluejacko |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:23 - Oct 12 by Help |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:50 - Oct 12 with 4671 views | baxterbasics |
Absolute clown show.
You don't achieve growth by bashing corporations or regulating them out of existence.
Rayner and Haigh can't get away with acting like gobby student union reps any more now they've got actual grown up positions of power.
At this rate there will be nothing left to tax. |  |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:55 - Oct 12 with 4641 views | homer_123 |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:50 - Oct 12 by baxterbasics |
Absolute clown show.
You don't achieve growth by bashing corporations or regulating them out of existence.
Rayner and Haigh can't get away with acting like gobby student union reps any more now they've got actual grown up positions of power.
At this rate there will be nothing left to tax. |
On the flip side, by taking said investment money, we are saying it's OK to fire 800 workers and replace with cheap labour. |  |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:56 - Oct 12 with 4637 views | homer_123 |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:32 - Oct 12 by BlueBadger |
Oh man, you're going to be fücking furious when you find out what Brexit and austerity did to the country. |
We've never had it so good. | |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:58 - Oct 12 with 4623 views | bluejacko |
Would seem a grovelling apology has been made. | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 15:36 - Oct 12 with 4515 views | Benters |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:18 - Oct 12 by Nomore4 |
In line with Labour in general. To make the UK a third world country asap.
Which they are doing a grand job of.
Smash the gangs LOL….13k new arrivals in 100 days….going full steam ahead |
They definitely have started out well now the grown ups are in charge or something. |  |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 15:44 - Oct 12 with 4491 views | Churchman |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:42 - Oct 12 by DJR |
Don't believe everything that's said in the right wing media, and happily bought into by Sky.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/12/keir-starmer-rebukes-transport-
DP World, the parent firm of P&O Ferries, will attend the government’s international investment summit on Monday.
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I don’t and chose my words very carefully. The basic dynamic doesn’t change though. You can attract investment, usually at some sort of cost, or companies can invest elsewhere or hold back. It’s their choice but they are of course on hot competition with other ports.
The reason DP World are looking to expand its container operation is to take business from competitors, obviously. My guess in particular Felixstowe, whose operation might be efficient, but transport links (A14, A12) are pathetic. | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 15:46 - Oct 12 with 4484 views | yesjohn99 |
Good news for Felixstowe. | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 15:48 - Oct 12 with 4477 views | Churchman |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:23 - Oct 12 by Help |
Other companies are available |
Other companies are not available. If Peel Ports, for example, owns Liverpool’s deep sea container operation, which it does, it owns it. | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 16:24 - Oct 12 with 4293 views | DJR |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 15:44 - Oct 12 by Churchman |
I don’t and chose my words very carefully. The basic dynamic doesn’t change though. You can attract investment, usually at some sort of cost, or companies can invest elsewhere or hold back. It’s their choice but they are of course on hot competition with other ports.
The reason DP World are looking to expand its container operation is to take business from competitors, obviously. My guess in particular Felixstowe, whose operation might be efficient, but transport links (A14, A12) are pathetic. |
Sorry my comment wasn't aimed at you, rather at those seeking to use the issue to damage/have a go at the government.
I suppose my views are coloured by a free subscription to the Telegraph app through a friend.
The paper has reached new depths since the election when it comes to bias which even CCHQ would struggle to match.
It's all very Trumpian and its current ludicrous main headline is
"Labour peer tipped to be next ambassador to the US is friend of Lord Alli" [Post edited 12 Oct 2024 16:34]
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 16:30 - Oct 12 with 4258 views | Churchman |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 16:24 - Oct 12 by DJR |
Sorry my comment wasn't aimed at you, rather at those seeking to use the issue to damage/have a go at the government.
I suppose my views are coloured by a free subscription to the Telegraph app through a friend.
The paper has reached new depths since the election when it comes to bias which even CCHQ would struggle to match.
It's all very Trumpian and its current ludicrous main headline is
"Labour peer tipped to be next ambassador to the US is friend of Lord Alli" [Post edited 12 Oct 2024 16:34]
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That’s the trouble with media. Most of it is rubbish. I notice that Johnson writes in the Daily Mail (or a no mark flunky does it for him). They deserve each other and the cat litter that it’ll be used for. Mrs C likes that rag for the tv pages/magazine on a Saturday and I’m way too cowardly to battle her over it! 😃 | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 16:37 - Oct 12 with 4228 views | DJR |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 16:30 - Oct 12 by Churchman |
That’s the trouble with media. Most of it is rubbish. I notice that Johnson writes in the Daily Mail (or a no mark flunky does it for him). They deserve each other and the cat litter that it’ll be used for. Mrs C likes that rag for the tv pages/magazine on a Saturday and I’m way too cowardly to battle her over it! 😃 |
Changed was to wasn't in my post.
My parents, despite never voting Tory, always bought the Mail because there was a lot of reading in it and they liked the crosswords, puzzles etc.
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 17:43 - Oct 12 with 4116 views | Benters |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:32 - Oct 12 by BlueBadger |
Oh man, you're going to be fücking furious when you find out what Brexit and austerity did to the country. |
Jeez why are you always so angry dude ? | |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 18:02 - Oct 12 with 4075 views | BlueBadger |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 17:43 - Oct 12 by Benters |
Jeez why are you always so angry dude ? |
I dunno, why are you always so keen to bootlick for corrupt, incompetent and crooked bogots? | |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 18:03 - Oct 12 with 4074 views | BlueBadger |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:56 - Oct 12 by homer_123 |
We've never had it so good. |
I like how you've upvoted by two people who don't know you're taking the piss out of them. | |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 18:08 - Oct 12 with 4062 views | GlasgowBlue |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 14:42 - Oct 12 by DJR |
Don't believe everything that's said in the right wing media, and happily bought into by Sky.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/12/keir-starmer-rebukes-transport-
DP World, the parent firm of P&O Ferries, will attend the government’s international investment summit on Monday.
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He sacked Sue Grey last week and now he's chucking one of his ministers under the bus. He definitely has a ruthless streak. |  |
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| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 18:10 - Oct 12 with 4056 views | DJR |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 18:08 - Oct 12 by GlasgowBlue |
He sacked Sue Grey last week and now he's chucking one of his ministers under the bus. He definitely has a ruthless streak. |
Yes, I have heard various political commentators say that in recent days. | | | |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 18:12 - Oct 12 with 3865 views | WD19 |
| London Gateway £1bn investment possibly flushed down the toilet. Good or bad? on 13:51 - Oct 12 by mellowblue |
Just posturing from the Saudis, they will be back to the table soon enough, once a few behind closed door apologies and conciliation has happened. Proud people, the arabs, and with their wealth they can afford to be. |
Sorry, wrong post. [Post edited 12 Oct 2024 18:16]
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