Heard from someone who is close to MGR that the recent interventions by Brown and Blair have not been entirely welcome by those trying to seal the SAIC deal. Nothing has been signed off yet (as we know) - but thanks to our chums in New Labour, it appears that the deal could now be further delayed as the powers that be in China are getting nervous over the intervention of the British Government. What was once a deal with a private company has suddenly become a deal with a national government: quite a different kettle of fish.
This could be bad news for everyone concerned
What is also particularly annoying is that the politicians (it doesn't matter what political persuation they happen to have) will doubtless claim credit if the deal is successfully concluded, even though it had nothing to do with them, and if it falls through, they'll claim that they "did their best" - despite that their "best" may be contributory to the deal's failure... arrgh!
This could be bad news for everyone concerned
What is also particularly annoying is that the politicians (it doesn't matter what political persuation they happen to have) will doubtless claim credit if the deal is successfully concluded, even though it had nothing to do with them, and if it falls through, they'll claim that they "did their best" - despite that their "best" may be contributory to the deal's failure... arrgh!