Stand up to the bully - buy British!

I will try my very best. We boycotted South Africa back in the day, so we can do this, admittedly in a more limited way, as we can't affect pharmaceuticals, internet providers et al.
I want to do something- anything- to show this deeply unpleasant man how I feel.
Plans to visit the USA are cancelled, and I don't use Amazon or eat at McDonald's but my Coke drinking daughter will be dismayed..

I loathe Coke, don't eat McDonalds but, as I pointed out on another thread, boycotting Amazon would mean the loss of British jobs and a blow to British firms and British-made goods which sell through Amazon.
Just be careful what you order.

I have boycotted Starbucks since I discovered that they suck money out of the UK and pay little tax on the enormous profits they make!

I am afraid Amazon is so good at what it does that generally people won't boycott it.

I’m sure there will be fruit and veg we can boycott and of course other farm produce.

In Canadian supermarkets they were turning tinned stuff from the USA upside down - thought that a good idea.

Tinned fruit is usually from USA .

I thought the reason for Trump slapping tariffs on other countries was in revenge for them slapping tariffs on their products being sold in the US. I thought his goal was to jerk other countries into removing their tariffs and even trade out a bit.

I'm all for buying British to support our own industries and businesses.

People seem to be behaving as if the US is the only country that imposes tariffs on imports. It isn't.

That's what I've been thinking too Baggs. The US is now imposing tariffs on the countries that have imposed them on the US for years.

It's Trump's rhetoric about how ill used America has been that I don't understand; America could have imposed its own tariffs long ago.

I've just read this by Ross Clark in the Spectator:

"Another attractive target for retaliatory tariffs will be cars. Nothing would please many Europeans more than the sight of Teslas being slapped with an import tariff. There are, however, two problems with trying to directly target Elon Musk, and via him the Trump administration. Firstly, Tesla supplies many of its cars to the European market via a factory in Berlin, so they are not imported to the EU from the US. Secondly, the EU already charges tariffs of 20 per cent on car imports from the US – twice what, until this week, the US was charging on cars travelling in the other direction. The EU also already blocks many imports of US food, either with tariffs or non-tariff barriers."

It's not bullying by Trump. It's tit-for-tat. One doesn't have to be a Trump supporter to see that.

Whitewavemark2

I’m sure there will be fruit and veg we can boycott and of course other farm produce.

In Canadian supermarkets they were turning tinned stuff from the USA upside down - thought that a good idea.

Tinned fruit is usually from USA .

Tinned fruit is usually from USA

It used to come from Australia, unfortunately very little now.

Put Boots on your list, owned by Wallgreens based in Illinois

Allira

I loathe Coke, don't eat McDonalds but, as I pointed out on another thread, boycotting Amazon would mean the loss of British jobs and a blow to British firms and British-made goods which sell through Amazon.
Just be careful what you order.

I don't understand this argument. If you don't use Amazon you can still buy British goods online which will still need to be delivered.
I can usually buy goods cheaper than when they are sold on Amazon

And then I’d feel mean for the lovely staff in our Boots shops.
Difficult isn’t it, putting jobs at risk?

eddiecat78

Allira

I loathe Coke, don't eat McDonalds but, as I pointed out on another thread, boycotting Amazon would mean the loss of British jobs and a blow to British firms and British-made goods which sell through Amazon.
Just be careful what you order.

I don't understand this argument. If you don't use Amazon you can still buy British goods online which will still need to be delivered.
I can usually buy goods cheaper than when they are sold on Amazon

Some small businesses sell through Amazon and the chances are this brings them to the attention of more shoppers than would be possible otherwise.

I can usually buy goods cheaper than when they are sold on Amazon
If you know exactly what and which small firm to look for.

Mercedes have had a plant in Alabama since 1995.
All engines and parts are made in Germany, exported to the US and assembled.
The reason: cheap Labour.
Several German car manufacturers are eying up the US to manufacture the whole vehicle because of the high energy costs in Europe.
Germany have been shafting the US for years irrespective of which president they had.

As others have stated, we avoid the obvious, McD, Starbucks, Coke, Telstar but there are so many that are hiding under the radar, that it is very difficult to know is Asda still Wallmart? Also Boots , Wallgreens ( thats a new one on me) Ford Cars are they still American? As I know the two factories in my area have closed. These companies are bought and sold so often and quickly that is is very hard to know ? Things used to be labelled at one time "made in" but you can't even believe that these days. Then there are the football teams , Wrexham has done really well out of the American owners, but Man U less so. Do you have cash in ISA savings or other investments , where is that money invested, we don't really know. It is a mine field which to be honest I don't have the energy to think about.
If you have investments where is that money invested

I’ve been buying British for years. Trump isn’t the only danger to British manufacturing.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

And then I’d feel mean for the lovely staff in our Boots shops.
Difficult isn’t it, putting jobs at risk?

What a hideous dilemma for a Trump fan. Local staff or MAGA.

Well maybe we can’t boycott everything but we can certainly make some a starting point
I wish we were stronger with Canada
I too remember boycotting South Africa and marching outside Shell ( think it was ) in London and marching in protest in general It worked eventually
Hateful man

petra

Mercedes have had a plant in Alabama since 1995.
All engines and parts are made in Germany, exported to the US and assembled.
The reason: cheap Labour.
Several German car manufacturers are eying up the US to manufacture the whole vehicle because of the high energy costs in Europe.
Germany have been shafting the US for years irrespective of which president they had.

How exactly. Has Germany been shafting the USA ?

Well the worldwide stock markets are definitely taking action: they're all nose-diving. Here comes recession.

Thanks a lot, Mister President.

I bet there are countless people in this country who have never had a McDonald’s in their life and don’t feel they’ve missed anything.

"How has Germany been shafting the US"

I believe Trump's beef with Germany was about their historically low contribution to NATO, they've upped it now but it was something like 1.5% of GDP, not sure of the exact figure, we were paying more. Given their standing as the most successful country in the EU in that context he was of the opinion their contribution should be greater. Not that I agree with his tariffs, but I think he had a point about that.

mae13

Well the worldwide stock markets are definitely taking action: they're all nose-diving. Here comes recession.

Thanks a lot, Mister President.

Presumably clever people sold yesterday, before the blood bath.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) led the sell-off, plummeting roughly 5.2%. The S&P 500 (GSPC) sank over 4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) tumbled 3.2%.