O/T Trussed in Leader gone

[avondalemiller]

My mates wife worked at the Sewing factory in Masbrough ( Courtaulds), she got my partner a job there about 1992, she was on over £6 a hour then, i was on about £3.50 I said it will go bust soon. Courtaulds closed it and moved it to Morocco because it was cheaper(surprise). My partner moved up in the industry and visited the factories in Casablanca and Tangiers, H&S ? forget it.
They got greedy with the prices and eventually a few years later China took all the work. She worked/lived there over 7yrs supervising the factories there and also in Sri Lanka, Bangkok and now Vietnam. China is on it's ar$e, cannot get a people to work in the factories. Chinese companies are now building factories in Vietnam and Myanmar where they will work and are cheaper.

If people think that non specialised manufactoring will return to the uk in numbers then dream on. Look what happened in the Leicester factories who make for Boohoo and the other throw away companies, people were lucky to earn £3 a hour.
Unless this is what people want.........lots buy their products and then moan about equality and social justice.
Look at the labels in all your clothes....................

[howdydoo]

I think it quite likely that the idea of the EU as a 'one nation' entity may well go before that. But the concept of them having a no trade barrier economic area that benefits all members, why would they do away with that? It benefits all businesses in all of the member countrues and is a trading no brainer.

Benefits all members. I don’t think all member states would entirely agree. There’s always an underlying of self interests involved.

I think our politicians could have done a lot, lot better. We could do so much better.

I’m importing goods from the EU every day. It’s a pain.

What I buy and further afield, the high value ticket goods I see on roads, households, the high street etc. could be made here.

[crashbang]

Next meal? Bit dramatic. Go to my last post.

[Redshank]

Next meal? Bit dramatic. Go to my last post.

OK, so a rise in obesity means that food poverty is in decline... or even in existence?
Have you thought about applying for a job in this government? I think you'd fit right in

[crashbang]

Good idea ta.

[crashbang]

Some people don't know where their next takeaway is coming from.

[sawmiller]

There seems to be some confusion between respecting something and disagreeing with it - they are different

[crashbang]

750 gram mince £4.50
500gram spaghetti 25p
Tin of Tom's 40p
Onion 10p
Carrot 10p
Stick of celery 10p
Mixed herbs 10p.

Serves 5.

£1.11 / portion.

[avondalemiller]

Some people don't know where their next takeaway is coming from.

I would think it's Macdonalds looking at how many are in there.............cost of living crisis.....lol......budgeting skills need more like.

[crashbang]

[QUOTE=howdydoo;40147581]It's infinitely better than our model. They are facing problems due to the war in Ukraine and energy prices. It's not all Brexits fault.

And so are we.