Manufacturing in the UK

[sasguru]

granted, and why can this not be achieved in the UK ?

Milan.

Because the Germans hold engineers in high esteem and can therefore make things, while the "Meejah Studies" grads here can't make a paper aeroplane?

[TheMonkey]

I used to skip dive Dysons, clean them up, repair them with parts from others and sell them on ebay for £200 (about 3 years ago). On a good day, that's £400 tax free

[DimPrawn]

Doesn't that just mean most vacum cleaners sold are now Dysons?

A bit like if I went to the scrap yard and saw loads more Fords and Vauxhalls than Fiats, does it mean Fiats are more reliable?

There's a story that Henry Ford used to visit scrap yards and find out which bits on the Ford were still working, go back to the factory and demand that cheaper lower quality parts were used in future.

[snaw]

Because the Germans hold engineers in high esteem and can therefore make things, while the "Meejah Studies" grads here can't make a paper aeroplane?

True, but those are the ones that make us so strong in the creative service industries. You could argue and say that's where we're best concentrating our efforts (Services I mean) given the current state of our manufacturing base and lack of cheap plentiful labour ...

[XLMonkey]

However, is there any merit in such an idea ? Would it work ? Could it work ?

No.


...oh alright then. search Wikipedia for Ricardo's Law.

"That it is logically true need not be argued before a mathematician; that it is not trivial is attested by the thousands of important and intelligent men who have never been able to grasp the doctrine for themselves or to believe it after it was explained to them."—Paul Samuelson

and he's almost as smart as I am!

[lukemg]

Vacuum Cleaner

My Dyson has finally packed up after 7 years - not bad I reckon, so I need a new cleaner. Anyone recommend a make and model - don't like Dysons as they are crap for doing the car and don't say spend 35 notes on the car kit !
Cheers all !