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Originally Posted by steeljack
Think you have answered your own question there , the only reason there are no manufacturing jobs is because people prefer to buy cheap Chinese made imports , Does anyone know what percentage of non-food goods ASDA/Walmart sells that are made in the UK ? maybe 5% .
How many times have there been complaints about Accrington becoming Pound shop central ( all imported tat) and the closing of high brand shops because folks don't patronize them .
How many parents spend hundreds of Pounds every Christmas on imported toys and how many would be prepared to pay a few pounds more if the Toys were British made . You cannot have it both ways , if you want decent wages you have to be prepared to pay a decent price for goods and services .
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Sorry but I disagree, the only reason there are no manufacturing jobs is because the manufacturers have gone for the cheapest supplier. Think most people would be prepared to pay that little bit more to get some jobs back locally. I for one most certainly would!!!
I don't know how long it is since you lived in these parts or if ever you did but in recent years a lot of local factories were making parts for cars. Rist Wires and TML were quite big employers and one has long gone and the other not far behind. Even Nori (trading under another name) is cutting back drastically, so no I do not accept that the consumers are at fault just the greedy manufacturers!!!