Your doubts are well founded. Just about everything seems to be made with components that come from China. Witness European car companies running into production problems because no starter motors, alternators were coming from Wuhan area. I can no longer remember what I posted earlier but our local Spanish "poundshop" staff were all wearing masks weeks ago. my OH needed some against pollen. The owner said I haven't any to sell but I can give you this one. (his last one). The Chinese restaurant we use in Filey announced it was closing about 23 days ago, way before the government lockdowns. Pre- empting backlash?Lavanda wrote:Maybe, when this is over we might come to a better idea of how we want to go forward into the future and that might include not eating animals. As most of you know in my occasional rants I never buy anything Made in China if I can possibly, possibly help it. Maybe countries should crank up their industries again, train people in engineering and science and maybe we should all start paying proper prices for what things are really worth and that includes decent wages. So it will be "Adios China". I love that the NHS is getting recognition and applause in the UK but, really, maybe just give all the nurses and the lowly health workers a massive pay rise. However, I doubt that will happen.
Closer to home in Spain the crisis in olive farming hasn't been fixed. Why pay a decent rate for food when you can buy abroad for less? I read recently Boris declared farming in the UK was a dead duck (my words not his) and that it was more cost effective to buy from a country with cheaper overheads. I had just recovered from the shock and Ursula van Leyen said the same thing to EU member states. It doesn't answer the question as to what our countryside would look like with farmers managing it........