On competitivity and delocalisation of manufacturing: No, we are Scots people up here. We are not going to be driven out of our own country. The noti… - Ivor Tiefenbrun

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On competitivity and delocalisation of manufacturing: No, we are Scots people up here. We are not going to be driven out of our own country. The notion that if you become more prosperous and your people command a higher salary it makes you less competitive is one I find deeply offensive,'.

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About Ivor Tiefenbrun

Ivor Sigmund Tiefenbrun MBE (born March 1946) is the Glasgow, Scotland-born founder and Chairman of Linn Products Ltd, UK-based manufacturers of audio equipment and home theatre equipment. Having almost single-handedly caused the renaissance of the British audio industry, he is a very influential figure in Scottish and hi-fi manufacturing, and was appointed MBE by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1992. Tiefenbrun was chosen to contest a seat in the Scottish parliamentary elections in 2001, but stepped down as candidate following comments he made.

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I don’t need to know most of what’s fed to us by newspapers and the TV. It’s largely useless information and daily moaning. There are only a few things in business that I really want to know about. Tell me about manufacturing productivity, employment, the balance of payments and borrowing levels. With these things you can decide on how to run a business, a constituency or even a country.

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