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Originally Posted by steeljack
I'd be more concerned about the 1300 Bombadier (UKs last Railway stock producer) jobs being lost than few journalists , seems this news has been eclipsed/swept under the carpet by this hackergate stuff  |
It's reported that 1,400 jobs will be lost in Derby, which amounts to nearly half the workforce. With over 400 of them being permanent posts. Siemens says it will bring 2,000 jobs to the UK, but only 300 of those will be the most valuable directly employed manufacturing jobs.
It is regretable, but there would probably been more of an outcry if taxes were spent on a contract that wasn't the most competitive.
Perhaps we should be asking why German firms are able to produce goods more cost effectively than we can in Britain.
Buy British needs to be about buying the best.
Both in quality, and value for money.