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Originally Posted by cashman
whilst that is true,tis a vicious circle, someone else would have supplied em if we hadn't, similar to a weapons embargo, some sod always provides em wi arms.  |
Cashy, that might be so....but I am sure the machines were bought at rock bottom prices....to buy them elsewhere these countries would have had to splash out on new stuff.....and pay market prices.
But hey, these sales were counted as Exports and GB was big on exports at the time.
During the late 60's I worked for a textile firm and they closed down their weaving and spinning operations and took them to South Africa......the machinery was dismantled and shipped out to a purpose built weaving shed in SA.
The majority of us were left jobless...just a handful of young men went out to SA to oversee the start up of the new enterprise.
So the rot started a good long time ago.