Letter From The UK: There Is No Future & England’s Dreaming
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Title Quote: 1977, God Save The Queen / Sex Pistols. Prospects are as bleak now for young people as they were 40 years ago when punk ruled.
Nothing changes for ordinary folk.Â
In June of this year, you may have gathered from the news and my meanderings that Britain is to leave the European Union. At once, a cry of pain and anguish was heard from the automotive industry. It’s understandable. Our car makers are mostly foreign owned and tightly tied in to the European free market.
After the dust settled and the atmosphere calmed, the inquest into what it all means began.
At first it seemed our automobile manufacturers were all for abandoning ship and this included mighty Nissan whose Sunderland, UK, factory is a model of excellence and productivity. Sweetheart Deal
Subsequently, and it has to be frankly said, in desperation, our government panicked a bit and organized a sweetheart deal with the Japanese car maker which promised no tariffs or extra bureaucratic burdens on the company if only they would, like a reluctant lover, stay.
Sweetheart, don?t leave me this way.
Jaguar Land Rover announced they too are willing to double their production capacity to a million vehicles per year; but there?s a catch. In return they would expect the UK government to upgrade power supplies and invest in infrastructure.
Yes, good: These deals, if they go ahead, will safeguard jobs but, on the face of it at least, it will likely c...
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