I've just started reading

Dominic Sandbrook's history of 1974-1979 (which is v interesting and surprisingly fun though it doesn't sound like it) ... and was this morning reading about the collapse of british manufacturing and industry taking place from the early 70's .... There is a sense in which it's inevitable, one thing replaced by another, and so quickly that sometimes the replacement is not sufficient soon enough - the problem is how to react to it

Posted By: paulg on September 29th 2015 at 09:54:08

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Another steel mill closing, up to 9,000 jobs will be affected, manufacturing again kicked (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Sep 29, 09:34:29
- That's ok, Corybyn will re-open all Steel Mills, Coal Mines, Wool Mills, Adrian Mills, (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Sep 29, 11:19:39
  - Woah, hang on. Corbyn would bring back Danny Mills? (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 29, 11:25:41
- It's ok..the banking sector will bail it out... (General Chat) - yellowman, Sep 29, 11:05:03
- Symptomatic of the perils of technological advance I'm afraid. (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 29, 09:47:50
  - There are plenty of jobs at steel mills that can't be done by a machine. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 29, 09:57:02
    - And there were a whole lot more 20 years ago. Do you think the automation (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 29, 13:34:38
    - Yep, however theres plenty of foreign steel produces where is cheaper to buy from (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 29, 10:23:08
      - Indeed - the cost of living in the UK compared to other places (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 29, 11:27:21
    - Tea lady (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Sep 29, 09:59:53
    - And technology is bot the reason it's closing. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 29, 09:58:59
      - Pantsbot? (n/m) (General Chat) - IED in Selwyns Pants, Sep 29, 11:15:32
  - I've just started reading (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 29, 09:54:08

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