It also kinda blows the theory that a company NEEDS to offshore its manufacturing to remain "competitive"

I order mine direct from the company in Germany – in essence, because they have a wider range of sizes/fittings, and it works out cheaper.

Innit.



I also get my Birkenstocks direct from Germany for the very same reason as Mintball, great shoes.

it's pretty much the only way to make sure you avoid that nasty, nasty capitalism. you can pretty much guarantee that somewhere along the line someone is making a profit at the expense of someone else.

Presumably you're aware that there is no direct link between capitalism and ethics and that one can exist happily within the ethos of the other (in some circumstances) ?

Now where did he say that profit and ethics were mutually exclusive, eh?

It often happens during televised football matches. The commentator praises the quality of a players shooting and the player then gets closer to the corner flag while trying to score a goal.

My lack of morals shames me and I want the dazzling glow of self-satisfaction that you have. What do I need to do to be more like you?

now where did i say anything about ethics, eh?

You didn't need to, you'd already made yourself look foolish (yet again), with this:







Now it may come as a surprise to you but I have never had a problem with companies or individuals making a profit. Having been self-employed for the last 12 years, it would be hypocritical of me to decry profit making.



I do have a problem with some methods of achieving profits and what then happens to those profits. The example of Norman Walsh footwear being a graphic case of how a British company can compete in sports footwear by manufacturing in Britain, using British labour, presumably paying at least NMW rates, instead of employing sweat-shop labour in a 3rd world country and then shifting money around the globe in order to minimise tax liability.

why would it come as a surprise to me, you love profit, look at the way you voted to have the nhs sold off.

If you are struggling (which you certainly seem to be) to engage in discussion of the subject at hand, may I suggest you read what Mintball had to say on the Abu Qatada thread?







Your trolling on this and various other threads is becoming tedious, it wouldn't be too bad if you were any good at it but compared to some, you are a rank amateur.