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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostYou'll also find that most of the thickos had the majority of their edukashion under the New Lie and intellectual heavyweights like me had their education under the Conservatives.
HTH
Sadly, even with the best and most rigorous education, you can't polish a turd.
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You'll also find that most of the thickos had the majority of their edukashion under the New Lie and intellectual heavyweights like me had their education under the Conservatives.
HTH
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThe UK economy is shafted because of the uncompetitive workforce. This isn't solely down to red tape, it has more to do with the relatively low level of education and high cost of living (which leads to high wages) which makes British workers poor value.
The biggest obstacle to doing something about it, IMO, is the anti intellectual attitude of a large proportion of the population. We have millions of thick people who are in fact so thick that they are unable even to imagine that not everyone is as thick as them.
I agree red tape is a problem for the manufacturing industry, getting anything made in modern Britain is a major undertaking. It is generally cheaper and simpler to outsource the work to e.g. China, Ireland, Portugal or elsewhere in the EU. I would also argue that if we had less thickos who needed saving from their own stupidity a lot of the red tape would be unnecessary.
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The UK economy is shafted because of the uncompetitive workforce. This isn't solely down to red tape, it has more to do with the relatively low level of education and high cost of living (which leads to high wages) which makes British workers poor value.
The biggest obstacle to doing something about it, IMO, is the anti intellectual attitude of a large proportion of the population. We have millions of thick people who are in fact so thick that they are unable even to imagine that not everyone is as thick as them.
I agree red tape is a problem for the manufacturing industry, getting anything made in modern Britain is a major undertaking. It is generally cheaper and simpler to outsource the work to e.g. China, Ireland, Portugal or elsewhere in the EU. I would also argue that if we had less thickos who needed saving from their own stupidity a lot of the red tape would be unnecessary.
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostNo surprise that growth is sluggish. The economy is in a terrible state and you can't turn it around in a year or two.
It will take even longer because manufacturing is not benefiting from the weaker pound yet, and that's because there isn't a lot of manufacturing capacity left.
(And before anyone says that was down to Thatcher, manufacturing was 26% of GDP when she got in, 22% when the tories were finally kicked out, but only 12% when they got back in.)
That is why the government has got to encourage manufacturing - reducing red tape and over-the-top uncompetitive employment legislation would be a big step.
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No surprise that growth is sluggish. The economy is in a terrible state and you can't turn it around in a year or two.
It will take even longer because manufacturing is not benefiting from the weaker pound yet, and that's because there isn't a lot of manufacturing capacity left.
(And before anyone says that was down to Thatcher, manufacturing was 26% of GDP when she got in, 22% when the tories were finally kicked out, but only 12% when they got back in.)
That is why the government has got to encourage manufacturing - reducing red tape and over-the-top uncompetitive employment legislation would be a big step.
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