Jim Ratcliffe says the UK is a country ‘on the slide’
‘We had the greatest empire in the world… We won two world wars... But unfortunately, at the moment, I think the UK is on the slide. It’s quite difficult to see how we arrest it,’ Ratcliffe said.
- ▪‘We had the greatest empire in the world… We won two world wars...
- ▪But unfortunately, at the moment, I think the UK is on the slide.
- ▪It’s quite difficult to see how we arrest it,’ Ratcliffe said.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/19/jim-ratcliffe-uk-immigration-tax-manchester-united-ineos |
| Publication time | Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:48:35 GMT |
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‘We had the greatest empire in the world… We won two world wars... But unfortunately, at the moment, I think the UK is on the slide. It’s quite difficult to see how we arrest it,’ Ratcliffe said. Photograph: Bo Amstrup/EPAView image in fullscreen‘We had the greatest empire in the world… We won two world wars... But unfortunately, at the moment, I think the UK is on the slide. It’s quite difficult to see how we arrest it,’ Ratcliffe said. Photograph: Bo Amstrup/EPAJim RatcliffeJim Ratcliffe says the UK is a country ‘on the slide’Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigrationDanny LavelleSat 19 Sep 2026 06.48 EDTLast modified on Sat 19 Sep 2026 06.50 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe has…
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