So why are we not selling wind turbines to the world? Why do we not have the capability to build nuclear power stations? We build submarines in Barrow so why are we not flogging subs to the rest of the world?
Yes it is a serious question. Why not start designing diesel boats? Thanks.
Ultimately it is about choice but my point was that people moan but expect someone else (usually they point at the Government) to act. I feel lots of people drive German cars as they think they are the thing to have, you ask them why and they don't often have an answer!
Many of the right hand drive models from Mercedes and BMW are assembled in that well known bit of Germany called South Africa!
I concur. However we've had decades to build our own markets in renewables. And yet we've poured all our hopes into cafe bars, restaurants and God knows what else. This was a disaster waiting to happen.
However where do the profits go?
Wind turbines - because we were slow to adopt them, other countries took the lead.
And yet the Germans have been selling diesel boats for decades. We should have been investing in R & D. Again it comes back to industrial strategy. Sadly we've not had a properly thought out one for decades.
So why are Australia buying a French design?? Why were we not all over it? Not good enough.
My point is that these cars are sold as 'German'. Ownership is another matter entirely.
Our strategy has been to migrate from manufacturing to services!
Yes but the reputation has stuck for many years particularly for people like myself who can remember that far back, while Germany's overrated reputation has continued to grow.
But we are where we are and all we can hope is that this will make people realise that manufacturing deserves more attention than it gets. Apparently we're still 9th biggest manufacturer in the world, obviously there's room for improvement. We do need to remember we manufacture a lot of high value goods rather than lots of cheap tat like China.
Spending too much time listening to the paranoid rather than making sensible decisions to benefit the country.
Let's just get them all open and stop messing about. We need to get on with life. There are too many other pressing issues that need addressing, the virus is not the only thing on the agenda but you wouldn't think that the way we carry on.
Completely agree, is the Government hell bent on completely wrecking this country? We do have quite an export industry in setting up events but that's no good when they've all gone to the wall. Also going to festivals, concerts, theatre etc. is good for people's wellbeing and supports wider industry, that seems to have been forgotten. If Government can support pubs/restaurants etc with 50% scheme Monday to Wednesday why can't they do that for theatres etc even if only open one or two days a week if they're that bothered about social distancing?
