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Is everything in this country(U.K.) up for sale?

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Germanshepherdsmum Sun 10-Dec-23 10:48:33

‘We’ don’t own it anyway - see below.
www.heathrow.com/company/about-heathrow#:~:text=Heathrow%20Airport%20Holdings%20Limited%20is,Trust%20(11.18%25)%2C%20China%20Investment

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PamelaJ1 Sun 10-Dec-23 10:12:02

Saudi Arabia are set to become the major shareholders in Heathrow Airport.
It’s valued at 9.5billion.
I do feel uneasy about our* policy to sell things off to all comers who will absolutely have no interest in our wellbeing. Haven’t we learnt our lesson with the utilities?
I do understand that HR is in a slightly different category but it could impact negatively in the future if we fall out with SA. In this volatile world it could just happen.
Perhaps I am being too pessimistic?
* when I say our I don’t mean the government, it is shareholders that are selling off their holdings so there won’t be much that can be done to stop the transaction.

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