Friday, September 11, 2026

Michael Llambert: We Took Back Control Whilst Giving It All Away

Sep 11, 2026 | We were promised we'd take back control. So why does someone else own almost everything?I

Start with my own visit to Battersea Power Station — a British icon, redeveloped with Malaysian money, full of Apple, luxury flats and tourists — and ask a bigger question about the UK economy.

From Thames Water to Heathrow, Royal Mail to our supermarkets and 58.8% of our shares, so much of Britain is now foreign-owned.

Is this investment, or have we just given it all away after Brexit?



Very well said. Succinct and absolutely true. To use the vernacular, we're up a creek without a paddle! — © Mark Alexander