Tony Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So when will we learn the Tories do it again and sell another part of our industry down the river and cause more unemployment. Would not happen in France or Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I think you'll find the fault lies with the previous Labour gov. David Cameron has admitted, rightly, that our way out of this slump lies with our manufacturing industries and tangible services. It's not his fault the Labour gov. got us tied up so tightly with Europe. Our trade, commerce and parliamentary alliances should be made with the old empire colonies, such as the US, India, Canada and Australia. We'd be in a much stronger position now if that were the case, all IMO of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoaster Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I think you'll find the fault lies with the previous Labour gov. David Cameron has admitted, rightly, that our way out of this slump lies with our manufacturing industries and tangible services. It's not his fault the Labour gov. got us tied up so tightly with Europe. Our trade, commerce and parliamentary alliances should be made with the old empire colonies, such as the US, India, Canada and Australia. We'd be in a much stronger position now if that were the case, all IMO of course. I think you'll find that it was the tory government of Edward Heath that took us into the EU! In Scotland our state owned ferry company has to get it's ferries from Polish ship yards whilst the Clyde shipyards who previously made them, close one by one. If government really wanted to preserve our heavy industries, they'd have figured it out over the last 30 odd years. Sadly, the tories don't work in factories, they're too busy feeding at the banker's trough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Taking us in to Europe with all our veto rights and then having the rules more or less completely re-written under the labour government so that in effect we are more or less a euro-puppy dog are two different things. The future of Britain needs a strong private industrial sector and less tax payer funded operations that don't make profit or add to the GDP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 In Scotland our state owned ferry company has to get it's ferries from Polish ship yards whilst the Clyde shipyards who previously made them, close one by one trough. But we would all be moaning about wasted money and overpriced contracts if they didn't go to the cheapest supplier, wouldn't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 But we would all be moaning about wasted money and overpriced contracts if they didn't go to the cheapest supplier, wouldn't we? In theory the country would be more prosperous though, making us all better off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Sadly, the tories don't work in factories, they're too busy feeding at the banker's trough. Isn't that what the Labour government did, and landed us in this mess? It could also be said that trade unions (Labours lap dogs) are the reason we have so few factories left. They certainly did a bang up job with our ship building, car manufacturing and primary sector industries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I personally think the problem is that we, the UK, play by the rules of Europe as we are meant to do. Sadly the French and Germans 'bend' the rules to suit their businesses and hence beat is every time in a 'fair' game. You can blame both Labour and the Conservatives. It is a transition period with policies of one party still being followed though to completion by the other (I suspect because they have to). Has anyone considered the fact that our tender simply wasn't good enough? Some little train company vs Siemans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Still better to have our people working than on the dole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Who cares about trains when are they going to sort the roads out as they are a bloody mess !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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