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Originally Posted by Mancie
It does seem strange, if as you say German or French firms are able to produce goods more effectively than we can here in the UK.. seeing as British workers are amongst the lowest paid in Europe but the highest taxed it can't be workforce costs.. could it be the total lack of confidence and contempt this government have for British manufacturing?..maybe the "thatcher years" are back.
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I think you will find that the German government subsidises its industry.
We have a lot of German equipment where I work, when things took a turn for the worse for them their government stepped in helped them out. They are a major employer in their region and the loss of the company would have been devastating. This is what I was told from German engineers I was working with at the time.
That is what our government should be doing instead of giving aid to nuclear powers spending millions on space flight
