I think I have been hearing this assertion for the whole of my life. As a young teenager disappointment was oft expressed, particularly about our alleged loss of all the profits the Americans were making from polyester – Terylene was a British invention we were told.
Part of the problem, & it is a very long standing one, which is why Lord Mandelson’s initiative will probably be no more successful than any of the previous ones – plain snobbery: My dear! He makes his money out of polyester pants!
PS The Word spellchecker suggested that perhaps I meant to type Mendelssohn rather than Mandelson
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