Banning Chinese Goods

[Sugar Ray]

China is the worlds biggest polluter of carbon emmissions, has dubious human rights records and shocking working conditions. Is it about time we looked at ourselves as a consumer nation and make a stand of just buying UK / European goods rather than cheaper but at what cost chinese goods

[Ethel]

China also buys hundreds of thousands of tons of rubbish from the UK. If we imposed sanctions against the import of Chinese goods, we would have a bigger headache with the disposal of our rubbish than we do now.

The Brits seem to be notoriously greedy - as a nation we demand cheap goods, whether it's food, clothes or electricals, and any company that makes a stand is not going to survive.

But I really do believe we do not have the right to criticise or interfere with other countries policies. What is good for us may be wrong for another country.

Let's try and get our own country in order first.

[cascarelli]

As almost everything seems to be made in China these days (and what isn't is made in India) it might be a bit difficult to boycott everything!

[Markandshez]

As a massive part of our population is now from other countries, there is no chance whatsoever of "making a stand". "Buy British" has died a death and will never return. I am not knocking it, it is pure human responses. If you lived abroad you would be proud to buy something made in the UK, just as people who have roots in other countries will be more than happy to buy goods made in their "home" country.

That only scratches the surface and there are a million other reasons far more complicated but, as my Dad use to say "you don't need a million reasons why something won't work - one will do".