Bra Wars
It looks like Peter Mandelson may be about to end the EU-China textile row (aka Bra Wars). Although its policy has fallen apart, the European Commission were quick to deflect responsibilty- it is the fault of the Chinese (breaking the agreement) and the “blocking minority” of protectionist-minded Southern European countries (not releasing goods).
I wondered if this would affect me. I just had a look in my wardrobe to see where my recent clothing purchases were made (I had no idea what I’d find, never look at labels):
UK: 4 items
China: 2
USA: 2
Egypt: 1
Malaysia: 1
Portugal: 1
There were a few items that did not mention where they were made (or the details were well hidden) and one t-shirt had the following, humorous label:
