"Spiv" wrote in message
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"Spiv" wrote in message
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Nonsense. Britain invented globalisation in the 1700s.

Dont be silly, goods were being traded around the known
world by the Phoenicians. In Iron age graves in the UK
archaeologists have found wine jars from the Med
while Cornish Tin and Welsh gold have turned up in
Rome, Etruria and North Africa.

See "Empire" by Niall Ferguson.


I have, it in no way alters reality. To talk of inventing Britain
globalisation when 1400 years before people were visibly
ejoying the same culture , following the same fashions,
speaking the same language, using the same currency and
recognising the same government in Africa, Europe and
Asia is just plain silly

The UK has consistently imported produce
and products that are cheaper than the home
market. When it comes down to it, it can feed itself.

No it cant, for a very few years in the 80's and 90's by
using vast amounts of fertiliser, mono culture and with
heavy subsidies we came close but the cost was exorbitant
both in cash terms and in environmental terms

It can feed itself. Much of the UK is national park. That can be used if
needed for crop growing.


You thrice dammed idiot. National Parks in the UK ARE open for
farming,unlike those in the USA agriculture continues in them
and the farmers while subject to more stringent planning
regulations. That said most of them are upland areas like
Snowdonia, the Dales and the Yorkshire Moors, areas
that have poor peaty ill drained soils that are quite incapable
of supporting any other crops than sheep.

In 1939 it was not ready,still importing vast quantities
of food from the empire and others. By
1945 internal food production was way ahead
of 1939.

But still nowhere near self sufficiency.

It didn't need to be in 1945, as it imported food from its North American
colony, Canada,

Canada was an independent nation by then which declared
war independently on Germany. I see your continued
use of the word 'colony' to describe them as a studied
insult of people who were loyal friends and allies.

by then with the U boat problem suppressed.


Which was just as well else we would have starved

In fact food rationing was worse
in the years immediately following
WW2 than during the war itself
as much of the food available from
US, Canadian and other countries
was diverted to feed a starving Europe.

Very true. Basic foods were there, it was the imported stuff like sugar
and
the likes.



Along with wheat , apples , oranges etc.

Lots of luck trying to grow citrus fruit in England
let alone Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Keith