In the past, the U.K. got away with selling things that weren't unusual. Now it's no use trying to export without having something that's unusual and better.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
It's the wrong time for us to be pulling the rug out from under American exporters.
When Ex-Im gives companies the resources they need to sell their products abroad, their employees, suppliers and communities succeed at home.
Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more than we sell to them to the tune of £40 million per day.
The U.S. is excellent at importing cheap products from the rest of the world. Let's try importing some human capital instead.
For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.
We're actually making stuff in America now. We're exporting stuff. We're inventing things.
It's always been hard work for us to manufacture in the U.K. It's not a particularly profitable place for us.
One of Britain's big problems throughout history has been that we lust after consumer goods from elsewhere, but our friends overseas have been less enthusiastic about buying things we produce.