Reply to: Work closed off to UK companies on new nuclear sites in GB.

[Cyberman]

It's amazing, but it really did seem like a relatively good idea in 1977... and the referendum...

Of course in those days Old Liebour was all against it and the Tories under The Grocer were all in favour... how times change

Your facts are wrong. It was Edward Heath that was a staunch Europhile and he never changed his stance until he died a few years ago. Thatcher was against EU control and in favour of the 'free' market and did not become PM until after the previous crisis (IMF + Winter of discontent) under Labour in 1979. It was also Thatcher that won us the EU rebate with her tough stance that Labour has frittered away in trying to appear pro-EU.

[Ivor Bigun]

It's amazing, but it really did seem like a relatively good idea in 1977... and the referendum...

Of course in those days Old Liebour was all against it and the Tories under The Grocer were all in favour... how times change

Yep - things could have progressed better then - we still had a major share of the world's industries and maybe we could have done better (Ithink not really)

Nowadays, the UK is quite hopeless compared to the best in Europe.
For too long. the public have been kidded about the financial sector being the engine of growth. We are now at a stage that is similar to just after the last war. THE UK IS BANKRUPT!!!!!
I'm all for our industries being taken over by our stronger, better and more educated European neighbours. The projects will be better run and implemented properly. No doubt they will be cheaper too.

You only have to look at the recent failed projects in the UK to see that.

I would much rather my children be part of European mainland, than to be limited to a small dirty island with poor infrastructure and really bad food.

[NotAllThere]

France is in EU.....and invading France would mean invading EU that includes mighty German...eh ?

It may have escaped your notice but Britain has been part of the EU since inception, 1993. And was part of the European Community from 1973.

[Flashman]

Areva will make key components for the stations in France and leave British companies to compete with suppliers from the rest of the world for the remaining lower-value work.

Cleaning contracts

[TimberWolf]

Work closed off to UK companies on new nuclear sites in GB

The other GB made a speech today about important nuclear energy would be in the future globally. So we are well positioned to prosper in this exciting nuclear future by letting the French install and own ours Perhaps the future will be a bit like the industrial revolution, but French this time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7948376.stm

[Cyberman]

article on Areva site

There again, did we expect anything different when awarding the contract abroad?



Let's hope that with the weak pound we can grab some of the remaining 70%?

I posted on this Nuclear building subject before the strike was on against Italian workers, saying that this would become another major issue. The French initially were saying that the jobs would only be done by Polish workers and that no British would be employed, so it appears that some ground has moved.

[expat]

..and as soon as France becomes the new South East of England, we'll kick all the frenchies out of Areva and replace them with the fine upstanding brits who lost their jobs.

I think you'll find that they won't allow non-French citizens to do work of that kind. They're not stupid.

[denver2k]

Naah...it won't be a problem, honest. Everyone hates the French, and the Germans will be too busy plotting our downfall at the 2012 olympics and stopping us from getting the next world cup in football.

I've thought it all through. It'll work!

OK, So....France will be new South East of England and all French will be English then...

Infact existing South East of England and Northern France (having two decent cities at their disposal) could have a posh reunion between "city of love" and "city of traders i.e. hatred".....

Wouldnt make any difference with North though....

But Royals might be more interested in "Germany".....

[thelace]

France is in EU.....and invading France would mean invading EU that includes mighty German...eh ?

Mighty?

Don't mention the war, I think I did but I've gotten away with it!

[PM-Junkie]

France is in EU.....and invading France would mean invading EU that includes mighty German...eh ?

Naah...it won't be a problem, honest. Everyone hates the French, and the Germans will be too busy plotting our downfall at the 2012 olympics and stopping us from getting the next world cup in football.

I've thought it all through. It'll work!

[denver2k]

It's ok....France will surrender within 20 minutes of us invading and Areva will become a British company anyway.

It's all in the plan I tell ya!

France is in EU.....and invading France would mean invading EU that includes mighty German...eh ?

[PM-Junkie]

Tell that to all the people at GEC who lost their jobs when Alsthom asset stripped their company...

They didn't so much buy the company but the order book. Then they shipped most of the powerplant production to France.

..and as soon as France becomes the new South East of England, we'll kick all the frenchies out of Areva and replace them with the fine upstanding brits who lost their jobs.

Come on - keep with the program. It'll work I tell ya!

[Mich the Tester]

and Areva will become a British company anyway.

...and begin the journey towards inevitable bankruptcy.

[FSM with Cheddar]

Depressing but hardly surprising with this stupid, cretinous, villainous, vacuous, idiotic government in power, eh?

WHS

[Churchill]

It's ok....France will surrender within 20 minutes of us invading and Areva will become a British company anyway.

It's all in the plan I tell ya!

Tell that to all the people at GEC who lost their jobs when Alsthom asset stripped their company...

They didn't so much buy the company but the order book. Then they shipped most of the powerplant production to France.