I buy what I feel is best for me. Obviously I'd like to buy British, but sometimes how do I know if I'm buying British? If I buy a Honda car made in Great Britain, am I buying British? I would be helping a British workforce, but where are the profits going?
As for the Olympics and the Queen's Jubilee, I agree with 'daffy', to me these events have no bearing on buying British.
I buy whatever is cheapest. I work long hours in a hard job for a pittance so that I don't freeze or starve. A year out of work decimated the value of the 25 years I had behind me. They've got me over a barrel and they know it.I somehow don't feel the *joy*.
I buy what I think is best value and best quality regardless of where it comes from. The Olympics and the Queens Jubilee have no influence on what I buy. Why would they? (I am not in the least interested in either the Olympics or the Jubilee ;o) )
Bella, as you type look around your room, to start the thing you are looking at either China Asia/ TV, same place, DVD/ made, if you had a close look at your clothes, made abroad with UK stickers, I don't think you have an Item within your house is made here anymore, as the joke goes, keep Britain British!!!!!!