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Previously on "Bring manufacturing back home ...."

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  • darmstadt
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    Manufacturing up

    Exports up

    Sorry! Wrong country!

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  • ace00
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    Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post
    I think there is a law against manufacturing anything in the UK now, or at least it seems like there is.

    PZZ
    That's right. Manafacturing = CO2 and that is an evil poisonous nazi killer gas.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post
    Im astounded, the UK used to be self sufficient in everything including oil. Now we are at the mercy of just about every other nation. No wonder all the contractors roles are going to India if everyones attitudes are the same as yours.

    PZZ
    Good. Best place for it.

    Send everything overseas.

    We can all relax then and work for the government.

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  • pzz76077
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    I had a yellow Austin Allegro, or All Agro as it was known.

    I'm quite pleased the UK doesn't make anything after owning that.

    Im astounded, the UK used to be self sufficient in everything including oil. Now we are at the mercy of just about every other nation. No wonder all the contractors roles are going to India if everyones attitudes are the same as yours.

    PZZ

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  • DimPrawn
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    I had a yellow Austin Allegro, or All Agro as it was known.

    I'm quite pleased the UK doesn't make anything after owning that.

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  • pzz76077
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    Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
    Austin Allegro
    Great in its day, matched flared trousers and perms perfectly.



    PZZ

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post
    I think there is a law against manufacturing anything in the UK now, or at least it seems like there is. Shame really, the UK used to turn out the best stuff in the world.

    PZZ
    Austin Allegro

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  • pzz76077
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    Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post
    ... with one of these.

    A design for a 3D-printer that you can have at home.

    If we can’t have manufacturing jobs, then nobody can have them.

    Given that it would damage jobs in the third world, I expect that nuLieBore will ban them.
    I think there is a law against manufacturing anything in the UK now, or at least it seems like there is. Shame really, the UK used to turn out the best stuff in the world.

    PZZ

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  • HairyArsedBloke
    started a topic Bring manufacturing back home ....

    Bring manufacturing back home ....

    ... with one of these.

    A design for a 3D-printer that you can have at home.

    If we can’t have manufacturing jobs, then nobody can have them.

    Given that it would damage jobs in the third world, I expect that nuLieBore will ban them.

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