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Originally Posted by Claytoner40
I might be guilty of a small wind up but there is a lot of sense in buying British. My argument was very simplistic but there is truth in it.
It didn't take long for people to start insulting me but hey do what
Margaret and Cashy can spot wind ups from miles away. Cashy you should move to Clayton
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While what you say has some point to it....the buying British. It isn't always possible to buy what you want from a British company.
The manufacturing base has shrunk so much over the years.
Tell me, do you know of any british company that
makes cotton sheets?
Lancashire was once the biggest producer of woven cotton goods......but during the years when we were exhorted to export(Do you remember the Queen's award for Export ?- given to companies who exported most of their goods abroad) we exported the machinery that was used to spin cotton, to card cotton, to weave cotton. We exported skills abroad too.
I don't know whether the powers of the time, realised that by exporting such machinery, we were, in fact exporting jobs to countries with lower manufacturing costs......slitting the throats of the British worker, the British manufacturer....making it impossible for them to be competitive in the world market. That is a reality that you cannot get away from.
You cannot buy British made, if Britain doesn't make it.
And I know you started this thread to provoke a reaction........you got a reaction.
I have not commented much until now because I felt it was a contentious thread with not much substance....posted as a poke in the ribs to public sector workers.
However, on the plus side, some good points have been raised as a result of what you said.
As an aside, I was an NHS worker for most of my working life....and would like to say.....all would have nurses, doctors, ambulance personnel, police officers there when they need them, but many would still poke them with the stick...most of them do a brilliant job, a job that is thankless and unpleasant at times....it would be good for us to give them our thanks for the work that they do.(yes....I know they get paid, but they go above and beyond the call of duty).
That's me
DONE!