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g jones · 30-01-2011, 21:45

This issue is not top of my list of priorities and I quite like Google as a product. Reach Global do have political connections to Labour nationally and I am not privy to any of that. What has become clear is the European Union are investigating Google and a whole host of British companies are upset.

Now I am a little cynical and when I met them was up front in asking that this is all about being 'beaten into last place'. Just sour grapes. However it became clear the evidence is overwhelming interms of dubious practices. I would also add that I consider any company having a large minority share of the market as unhealthy. Google's is 91%. That's just the competition side.

Then there's the editorial side. I am not a liberal and I am quite happy to give up freedoms for a better society. Responsibilities before rights. Keep and extend the DNA database. If your innocent.... Fox News etc...

However having 91% and growing. Using off shoring to avoid £450m in tax yet most of your profits come form the UK. Using dubious tactics to push unclear sponsored returns and and having been proved that you were blackballing your competitors illegally is grounds for concern.

Whatever Reach Global are, they are a Hyndburn employer offering well paid jobs and there is scope to extend the 'enterprise area' around their site to other companies. Hyndburn has some unique IT advantages and we must capitalise so 'selling Hyndburn as a good place for IT' is very important.

I always said in my view our issues are welfare to work, more and better employment, chronically poor housing stock, poor medical (and complex recreational) provision amongst many issues. This debate wasn't in the Commons. It was in a small room called Westminster Hall where small 30 min and 90 min adjournment debates take place giving a chance for small issues to be raised. Not the big stuff unless someone wants a second go at the government. It's being blown out of all proportion.

It certainly hasn't consumed my time but has raised an issue that is before the EU investigators and this debate help flag it up to the British government. The employers and entrepreneurs message is stand up for UK firms, UK hitech and UK workers (and the UK tax payer).

I hope this clears up that is not a non-issue but a small one compared to all the other issues I am battling with in Parliament.

I am still using Google.

Google's subsidiaries allow company to avoid £450m tax on UK advertising
Revenues from customers in Britain were diverted to Google Ireland Limited

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g jones Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,125 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 732	Re: Throwing a Googly. This issue is not top of my list of priorities and I quite like Google as a product. Reach Global do have political connections to Labour nationally and I am not privy to any of that. What has become clear is the European Union are investigating Google and a whole host of British companies are upset. Now I am a little cynical and when I met them was up front in asking that this is all about being 'beaten into last place'. Just sour grapes. However it became clear the evidence is overwhelming interms of dubious practices. I would also add that I consider any company having a large minority share of the market as unhealthy. Google's is 91%. That's just the competition side. Then there's the editorial side. I am not a liberal and I am quite happy to give up freedoms for a better society. Responsibilities before rights. Keep and extend the DNA database. If your innocent.... Fox News etc... However having 91% and growing. Using off shoring to avoid £450m in tax yet most of your profits come form the UK. Using dubious tactics to push unclear sponsored returns and and having been proved that you were blackballing your competitors illegally is grounds for concern. Whatever Reach Global are, they are a Hyndburn employer offering well paid jobs and there is scope to extend the 'enterprise area' around their site to other companies. Hyndburn has some unique IT advantages and we must capitalise so 'selling Hyndburn as a good place for IT' is very important. I always said in my view our issues are welfare to work, more and better employment, chronically poor housing stock, poor medical (and complex recreational) provision amongst many issues. This debate wasn't in the Commons. It was in a small room called Westminster Hall where small 30 min and 90 min adjournment debates take place giving a chance for small issues to be raised. Not the big stuff unless someone wants a second go at the government. It's being blown out of all proportion. It certainly hasn't consumed my time but has raised an issue that is before the EU investigators and this debate help flag it up to the British government. The employers and entrepreneurs message is stand up for UK firms, UK hitech and UK workers (and the UK tax payer). I hope this clears up that is not a non-issue but a small one compared to all the other issues I am battling with in Parliament. I am still using Google. Google's subsidiaries allow company to avoid £450m tax on UK advertising Revenues from customers in Britain were diverted to Google Ireland Limited Last edited by g jones; 30-01-2011 at 21:53.