Originally Posted by Boeing Guy
Okay so Ed gets in, he dumps HS2 (which is too little too late, should have been done back in the 1990's), he pours the money into the country and encourages industry, things which are not really typical Labour territory, Tax Breaks, reducing Income Tax including the Higher Rate to encourage people to achieve more and encourage investment in British manufacturing.
To assist the working man/woman he increases the Minimum Wage (Which is far too low) to a more sustainable amount, say £10.00 per hour.
Would this encourage a return to textile mills? Well seeing Primark is full of people happily buying clothes that cost a few pounds I cannot see it myself.
Okay so lets make consumer electronics, same problem.
You see we are still a exporter of goods from the UK, but we have had to move into highly skilled and advanced areas, things that are fairly simple to make are already being made in the third world for a fraction of the cost.
Will the general public buy British made goods because they are British or will they vote with their purses, after all the goods will cost more because of labor costs.
You could say well look at Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mini, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Vauxhall Motors, the UK motor industry is alive and well, thanks to major foreign investment.
We are still world leaders in Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, High End Engineering to name but three.
The world is changing and we must change with it to keep ahead in the world.
this is something none of the parties offer.
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