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Old 10-07-2011, 19:01   #49
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re: 1300 Bombardier (UKs last Railway stock producer) jobs being lost

I her you Margaret, but there are lots of British manufactured goods around.
Have you been in a car recently, the chances are the drive shafts were made in the midlands by GKN, Been on a plane on holiday, if its a Airbus, we made the wings, if Boeing it's a good chance the engine was made by Roll Royce in Derby or Barnoldswick. Had a soft drink recently, good chance it's British. Even The Japanese build here, Nissan, toyota and Honda all have big factories.
Maybe we don't like shouting it out anymore.
The UK Motor industry, far from being dead is thriving, albeit some under foreign control, but there are lots of small manufactures of specialist vehicles. We also manufacture world class Military vehicles and aircraft that are world beating. I could go on, but they are out there. I just found this site.
http://www.buybritish.co.uk/#
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