Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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"the UK economy is 'on the slide'"
— Sir Jim Ratcliffe , Executive
"If you tax everybody to death, they're all going to leave."
— Sir Jim Ratcliffe , Executive
"we're clearly not doing that. We're shutting it down."
— Sir Jim Ratcliffe , Executive
"It's absurd to import more energy than necessary."
— Sir Jim Ratcliffe , Executive
Key People
Andy Burnham is the chief minister of Jersey and a prominent Labour Party figure.
Chris Rokos is a hedge-fund billionaire and one of the UK's richest taxpayers.
Indian billionaire businessman and father-in-law of Amit Bhatia.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a British billionaire industrialist and the owner of Manchester United.
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Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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