Britain for sale: How long before a foreign power
turns out Britain's lights?
A lot of British utilities companies have been sold
to foreign companies, which makes British citizens quite nervous because
foreign companies will decide what prices have to be paid and from a historical
point of view, British citizens are not eager to be at the mercy of others, in
this case the conglomerates. The freedom to turn on the tap and switch on the
light is an important issue in Britain and British citizens are far from amused
if foreign companies would decide when to turn off the tap or switch off the
lights. A situation many Brits dread and
which politicians will have to discuss to avoid matters becoming worse.
The Daily Mail, April 16th 2012
I think it is inevitable that large companies take
over the public utilities. There is more competition between the companies,
which will probably increase utility prices which will in turn upset the
public. But what can be done about it? A bit of healthy competition wouldn’t
harm the British system. The same thing happens all over the world. Gas comes
from Russia, water comes from everywhere, so what is the fuss?
Dear Inge,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI think you have choosen a very interesting topic. I did not even know this was happening in the UK. YOu have given a good summary of the article and I like the way you have presented you opinion. In short, well done!