12 Sept 2013

Chinese to the rescue

Chinese company Geely, has rescued the London Taxi Company, investing more then £150m and creating new jobs. One British brand has been saved, jobs saved and more created with money invested.

However, you realise how thick and bitter some people are when you read comments like "I rather see the company go under rather than see it fall into the hands of the Chinese".

Keep it up and it might happen.

10 Sept 2013

Foreigners taking away jobs in the UK. Not

Contrary to popular belief, Foreigners are actually creating jobs in the UK. The most recent example - Jaguar Land Rover today announced an investment of £1.5 billion with the creation of 1,700 new jobs in Solihull. With that Tata, the INDIAN owners of the company has now created almost 11,000 jobs here in the UK.

Cash bond requirement for Visitors from high risk countries to the UK

Visitors from 6 countries considered as "High Risk", namely, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana would have to deposit a £3,000 bond as fee from November 2013, according to a yet to be confirmed plan finalised by the British home office.

Read the BBC report here: India warns over UK plan to make visitors pay £3,000 bond

Results of 2 polls in the UK about Immigration

According to the results of one survey commissioned by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative party deputy chairman, "1 in 6 believe immigration has benefited Britain". On the other hand, "1 in 3 blames migrants for trouble finding a good job"