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Stand up to the bully - buy British!

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CvD66 Thu 03-Apr-25 14:18:26

Are you feeling powerless while watching the US president seeking to upset the world order? How about following the approach used to help stop apartheid in 1980s and focus on buying British? One person might not make a difference but if more of us try to implement this, the impact could be significant. It is working for Canada resulting in 4 Republicans in states near the US/Canada border voting against tariffs, in the senate, due to the pleas of their constituents. However it would mean avoiding Cocoa cola, MacDonalds, Amazon among others. Don't be powerless - take action!

Allira Sun 06-Apr-25 17:06:57

I am not blissfully unaware at all, ronib and won't respond further to your rude post.

You obviously have no idea what I said.

ronib Sun 06-Apr-25 17:44:47

Okay by me Allira

Maremia Sun 06-Apr-25 17:54:18

Not sure what the lower age limit will be, as changing the rules for child employment is still under discussion, but with the standards of ethics demonstrated so far in this Presidency, I don't think much will surprise me.

Maremia Sun 06-Apr-25 17:57:05

Can't remember if I said on this thread, but apparently lots of countries are setting up informal links and lists for dealing with the Tantrum Tariffs.

Wyllow3 Mon 07-Apr-25 01:23:13

Maremia

Not sure what the lower age limit will be, as changing the rules for child employment is still under discussion, but with the standards of ethics demonstrated so far in this Presidency, I don't think much will surprise me.

Been googling:

Currently it stands at 14 in general

but if its a family business

"Can a 12 year old child work?
12-year-old children are allowed to work for their parents on the condition that their parents are the sole owners of the business they are working for. They can work at any time of day and for any number of hours, according to federal family business child labor laws. State laws vary -- check your local regulations."

Maybe they are referring to 14 year olds working more?

HS62 Mon 07-Apr-25 07:45:59

I would buy everything British if the prices were lower than everyone else. It seems daft that something grown on our own turf is double the price of goods imported. Visit a farm shop and see the difference. It's such a shame. X

Chocolatelovinggran Mon 07-Apr-25 09:21:47

Wyllow and Maremia, I understand that the plans for a revision (!) of child labour laws proposes a potential for 14 year old children to work night shifts.
Presumably, this allows them to attend school in the day, avoiding any criticism of such children's education suffering...
The mill owners of the Victorian era are their labour employer model, perhaps.

Crossstitchfan Mon 07-Apr-25 13:06:36

Gwenisgreat1

I, certainly, shall be trying harder to avoid buying from the U.S. - can't stand his smug orange face! Can't remember when I last visited MacDonalds, Starbucks, or bought Coke or Pepsi. I'm not interested in owning aa Tesla.
For your interest, do you know what trump is slang for?Literally, a trump is either a playing card with an arbitrary high rank, or a loud blast on a wind-instrument: hence “trumpet”. So in British slang a trump is the sort of fart that makes a loud noise, like a squeaky flute.

A perfect description of him then - a loud fart!