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Fri, 04 Mar 2005 Virgin versus Vikings Gotta love the headline on this one, but it's about offshoring in Scotland. I particularly noted the subsidy that the company received: The deal has outraged Scottish politicians and labor leaders, with one union official calling on Virgin to return more than $1 billion in government subsidies the company collected last year. Sir Richard Branson may have messed with the wrong Vikings. This seems to be a developing strategy with some operators: take the proffered cash for staying put, and then flee as soon as the terms expire. Sort of like a combination of blackmail and burglary... A plan to close a call center in Scotland has locals up in arms against Sir Richard Branson's company. (link) [CNET News.com]Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:00 /Politics | 0 writebacks | permanent link Smoke Free Shooting Gallery ...not the kind with guns - the kind with heroin! Yep, according to Secular Blasphemy, Oslo, Norway has a place where heroin addicts can go to legally shoot up, but not smoke! Seems as though sheer stupidity is a completely global product. Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:00 /Politics | 1 writeback | permanent link |
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