Originally Posted by jonc
(Post 11815471)
Perspective is also required regarding your statement too. Steel industry has been in decline for over 25 years and currently only accounts 0.1% of UK's total economy. The loss of the steel industry will not result in the collapse of the UK economy.
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Personally I would love to keep the steel industry along with any other industry that keeps us as self-sufficient as possible, though am realistic at the amount of money it will cost us. How much extra tax are we willing to pay?
I also agree that we need to be more protective of our national industries in the world market and need a leader that can impact and influence on the world stage. |
Originally Posted by warrenm2
(Post 11815435)
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Originally Posted by 8ulldog
(Post 11815529)
Personally I would love to keep the steel industry along with any other industry that keeps us as self-sufficient as possible, though am realistic at the amount of money it will cost us. How much extra tax are we willing to pay?
I also agree that we need to be more protective of our national industries in the world market and need a leader that can impact and influence on the world stage. |
Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
(Post 11815558)
Lol, you must be really smarting - buying to all delingpoles science denial, agenda 21, NWO cr@p
No-one with a good, sound, well-reasoned argument would do that would they.... would they? |
Originally Posted by jonc
(Post 11815471)
Perspective is also required regarding your statement too. Steel industry has been in decline for over 25 years and currently only accounts 0.1% of UK's total economy. The loss of the steel industry will not result in the collapse of the UK economy.
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its a stable environment , but most all its good place for foreigners to hide their dirty money
and the consequent trickle down effect |
Originally Posted by johned
(Post 11815654)
What is the uk`s economy based on at this time in you`r opinion.
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So no manufacturing.
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I never said that.
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From an island that was renound for manufacturing ,we end up as what?.
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The trade unions have a lot to answer for with this issue. The wage bill for the industry on a whole does not relate to the profitability of the industry which makes it a poor investment for any foreign investor.
The UK government could step in and run this heavily subsidised industry but they won't as it would be another addition to the deficit with no way of making it profitable without a very hardline approach to running it which they wouldn't have the stomach for imo. There are a few industries in the UK that command very high wages such as oil and gas, whisky and this. Oil and gas is going through the same and when it comes out the other side it will be a changed industry I'm sure with a more modest wage bill with increased efficiency from their operations. |
A more modest wage bill is ok if the price of essentials is reasonable but when the government put VAT on gas and electricity which provide the basic to a home what chance does the common person have to see a bright future with all the industries which the british isles were renound for disappearing and now being reliant on importing goods and fuel and being ruled by the EU.
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Originally Posted by johned
(Post 11816110)
A more modest wage bill is ok if the price of essentials is reasonable but when the government put VAT on gas and electricity which provide the basic to a home what chance does the common person have to see a bright future with all the industries which the british isles were renound for disappearing and now being reliant on importing goods and fuel and being ruled by the EU.
I think the counter-argument is; should UK manufacturing have to pay a higher price for steel? Right now it's dirt cheap. It would be a brave man that argued that they should pay some kind of premium that their international competitors don't have to pay |
Originally Posted by Martin2005
(Post 11816134)
I think the counter-argument is; should UK manufacturing have to pay a higher price for steel? Right now it's dirt cheap. It would be a brave man that argued that they should pay some kind of premium that their international competitors don't have to pay
things can often be done/produced cheaper elsewhere it will be interesting when the Chinese can do financial service cheaper |
Why cant they , surely its just reputation ?
(and tradition ) |
Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
(Post 11816192)
yes, this sort of thing is sort of inevitable in a globalised economy
things can often be done/produced cheaper elsewhere it will be interesting when the Chinese can do financial service cheaper It's a bubble at the moment IMHO anyway. |
Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
(Post 11816192)
yes, this sort of thing is sort of inevitable in a globalised economy
things can often be done/produced cheaper elsewhere it will be interesting when the Chinese can do financial service cheaper |
Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11816213)
That's why we need out of the EU :rolleyes::lol1: Then we can pull up the drawbridge and hide from the entire global economy, British materials for British products and all that.
There was an article only the other week examine the state of the IT infrastucture that underpinds our banking/financial sector essentially the core backend systems are antiquated 20 or 30 year old technology, intergrated with new technology in a piecemeal and haphazard way - essentially held together with bits of string IT structures so Byzantine that any meaningful upgrade is almost impossible Conditions ripe for new entrants into the market |
Originally Posted by johned
(Post 11816023)
From an island that was renound for manufacturing ,we end up as what?.
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Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11816213)
That's why we need out of the EU :rolleyes::lol1: Then we can pull up the drawbridge and hide from the entire global economy, British materials for British products and all that.
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be even more intresting over next ten years when teh retail service industry shrinks away due to more and more online sales and delivery
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Theres got to be a finite number of coffee shops any one highstreet can support
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Traveling around the UK get to visit many manufacturing businesses,It has been in decline more since 2008.places such as GKN,Denso,and the steel places in Redcar pre 2008 we were bringing out full trailer loads 3/4 times per week,now its just small pallet loads,mostly don't fill half trailer.Esco in Guisbrough that closed year or so ago moved production to Europe,Caterpillar now are moving some of their production either back to America or places like India.Their big plant in Desford have cut night shifts,made redundancies mainly that was agency.Apparentley a company in China are making the equivalent construction machines to caterpillar for cheaper and mass production.I've visited many companies whose workforce gets smaller and smaller.Seems anything to do with steel,construction,plant machinery is dying.
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an advert for eu remaining , and the only one
a euro trade block to stop china dumping and them stuffing large taxes for us selling stuff to them |
In addition to all the valid points previously what about Tata owned Jaguar , Land Rover etc. ?. Taking in to consideration the mooted cherry picking of the best bits of the UK Steel industry and all the other points. Close the Tata steel plants and where will the steel for those car plants come from ?. If the government are proposing a buy British plan and tariffs as they say (They quote Cross Rail and HS2 etc.) that puts those profitable businesses at risk also. This is a game of chess that has been playing for months and the media are now just moving their pawns . At the end of the day the British Steel Pension scheme is the best there is that modern business can no longer afford , The EU has the government by the nuts and the Government want to save money as well as face however they can by any means possible . Its all spin and as usual the British worker suffers as does Britain . But never mind if we have another war we can always get the steel to make weapons cheap from China , oh hang on .................................................
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Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11816302)
Theres got to be a finite number of coffee shops any one highstreet can support
It wouldn't be so bad if any of them paid any ****ing tax.:D |
Ah........but I hear they give out lucrative directorships to ex-ministers?
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india output set to outstrip uk this year ?
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Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11819359)
india output set to outstrip uk this year ?
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