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Re: this is why we are still borrowing money
Lucysgirl
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Rolls Royce (1972) of Coventry, England, is a British blue chip company making high tech aeroplane engines, etc. which we the tax payers have owned and subsidised since Ted Heath saved part of the original company
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Apparently the government is selling the prestigous Rolls Royce (1972) company and there's probably no guarantee that any new owner will keep the factory open.
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I refer you to my previous posts #17 and #19.
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Rolls-Royce Group PLC is a British owned company, they manufacture Aero engines and Marine engines
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, is a Brand Name of BMW AG
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and in post#19
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1971 Rolls Royce Limited, Nationalised by the Heath Conservative Government.
1973 Rolls Royce Motors, privatised by the same government.
1987 Rolls Royce plc, Privatised by the Thatcher Conservative Government
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Also:
Rolls-Royce plc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and this:
Rolls-Royce
I think you will find post #20 is from the 1980's, especially with reference to the then Minister for Trade being Alan Clark, who passed away back in 1999.
Cheers
BG
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