The myth of Britain's manufacturing decline

[minestrone]

He is right - ever since they've finished the Pyramids employment levels dropped.

I will let you in on a secret, the story was made up, the scenario is such a stupid one that nobody would agree with my little Egyptian stonemanson except, of course, if they are an idiot.

[Mich the Tester]

That won't support a population of 60 million though.

No, but what will?

[lilelvis2000]

I agree.

My brother in law started a high-tech, light engineering company six years ago. Fab product which customers wanted, but he couldn't get funding in the UK.

He finally got funding, from Holland. Now he does the design, development and prototypes over here, they do the manufacturing over there. It works very well, but he only employs three other people in the UK.

Pretty well the same for most of the other industries. All the design and testing done here - manufacturing done somewhere else. Any manufacturing done in the UK is highly automated to cut down on labour costs.

[AtW]

No, but what will?

60 mln immigrants?

[Not So Wise]

I think (but not totally sure) it is legitimate so long as majority of costs of the thing is local

I would not laugh at Germany though - they still make plenty of good cars and they are top exporter after China. See it can actually be done and they did it.

All it actually requires to say "Made in X" is for a fraction of the work to be done in said country, most common example is Jean's, in the US majority say "Made in the USA", what that really means is the label and zip or buttons were put on in the US, rest was made in China

[lilelvis2000]

No, but what will?

Bank Bonuses..
and if all else fails
Debt

[doodab]

No, but what will?

Orgiastic revelry.