O/T Trussed in Leader gone

[animallittle3]

Our trade options lie more with India

Most of our population will be happy with that anyway

Anybody that thinks we will rejoin the EU must be living in a cave

We could join the European Economic Area though .

[howdydoo]

We could join the European Economic Area though .

We could start making things. White goods, cars, steel? You name it.

[animallittle3]

We could start making things. White goods, cars, steel? You name it.

Nothing I'd like better than to see manufacturing return to the UK and replace the service sector as our core .

The country's relied on way too much cheap Labour for decades but it goes deeper than that because in my opinion an abundance of cheap Labour makes governments lazy and unwilling to change things .

However a return to major manufacturing requires investment , lots of it to train workers and tool up .

It also requires manufacturing businesses to make a profit .

There lies the problem .

[howdydoo]

Nothing I'd like better than to see manufacturing return to the UK and replace the service sector as our core .

The country's relied on way too much cheap Labour for decades but it goes deeper than that because in my opinion an abundance of cheap Labour makes governments lazy and unwilling to change things .

However a return to major manufacturing requires investment , lots of it to train workers and tool up .

It also requires manufacturing businesses to make a profit .

There lies the problem .

The problem lies with the workforce. We’d be back to the 70’s within 3 years.

Have you seen the price of a new car today?

[animallittle3]

The problem lies with the workforce. We’d be back to the 70’s within 3 years.

Have you seen the price of a new car today?

How do you mean ?

[howdydoo]

How do you mean ?

If billions was invested in car making and it was profitable and sustainable, the unions would soon bring it all down.

My opinion.

[animallittle3]

If billions was invested in car making and it was profitable and sustainable, the unions would soon bring it all down.

My opinion.

Why don't today's unions bring down Amazon Fulfilment Centres .

Amazon make huge profits .

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

If billions was invested in car making and it was profitable and sustainable, the unions would soon bring it all down.

My opinion.

Tend to agree.

Historically miners and car assembly workers were amongst the highest paid jobs in the UK, but they wanted more.

Look where they are now.

To be successful in manufacture you need cheap Labour and cheap power, we’ve got neither compared to other countries

[John2]

Nothing I'd like better than to see manufacturing return to the UK and replace the service sector as our core .

Manufacturing is a dead industry for humans. Even developing countries that have had huge growth in this area from cheap labour is going to find this work drying up as more and more is automated and done by machines for a fraction of the cost.

The future is in information and resources.

[howdydoo]

Manufacturing is a dead industry for humans. Even developing countries that have had huge growth in this area from cheap labour is going to find this work drying up as more and more is automated and done by machines for a fraction of the cost.

The future is in information and resources.

That’s Germany screwed then.