hemicals giant Linde, the biggest company quoted on Germany’s benchmark DAX index, announced last week that it was delisting in Germany and would be quoted in New York instead. At the same time, the much hyped flotation of Porsche flopped and BASF, another chemicals firm, announced it is moving much of its production out of the country permanently. Imagine if Shell, Unilever or GSK had quit the UK, and all the
