Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a British billionaire industrialist and the owner of Manchester United.
Notable Quotes
"described the men's team as the 'main issue' and referred to the women's side as 'girls' and 'an opportunity'."View Story →
"the UK economy is 'on the slide'"View Story →
"If you tax everybody to death, they're all going to leave."View Story →
"we're clearly not doing that. We're shutting it down."View Story →
"It's absurd to import more energy than necessary."View Story →
"If you tax everybody to death, they're all going to leave. And that's what's happening."View Story →
"We are being forced to mothball some of the most efficient plants in Europe, but with gas prices now 12 times the level in the US and 8 times that of China, we just cannot compete."View Story →
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