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Hbob. Why should they earn more, public sector employees that is? The private sector does not get the pay, flexible working, pensions and more (OK, not all). Historically the public sector was paid less and received perks as a form of compensation. Now they get both. This is Western world wide. The same union supporters (tend to be left leaning) are likely to be pro low skilled immigration too. They have to be, they are their future needy. The future left voters, well for a while at least. Maggie sealed her biggest beating of labour when she initiated right to buy. Once you own something you are more likely to lean conservative....to conserve. With low skilled immigration comes lower wages and a lack of investment in tech. Why invest in your own expensive workforce when you can just bring in a minimum wage one, and why invest in tech when people can be so cheap? What has Germany done in the last 24 months? Maybe that has suppressed pay rises. Maybe. Oddly Hbob you dabble in shares (capitalist) yet appear to lean left. Eventually you realise you can't square that circle. I have two good friends who are both fans of the unions and lean left. They were ****ging off banks and hedge funds recently. I then asked them if they paid into the local government pension. They, of course, replied yes. Emphatically actually. That sense of entitlement was at the fore. You know, all their rights and no responsibility. I asked them if they knew where the Local Government pension gained it's income from. Guess what, they had no idea. I gave them some insight. The fund invests massively in banks and hedge funds. Did they stop paying into their local government pension? Hmmmm... I will let you guess on that one. Grrrrrr.

She did. She was ready for war. She stored so much coal and hid it. Canny move. Sadly not all the mines needed to close. The strikes were illegal. Leicestershire miners didn't even vote to strike yet they were shat on. The British public wanted cheaper energy and that meant imports. People tend to forget there unconscious involvement. Some mines could have been kept and Maggie had no plans to close them all. Sadly the stewards like to shout and many left with nice pay packets and union jobs elsewhere. Arthur was never poor was he. Now there are towns that are ruined. Absolutely ruined. For geo political reasons a good number of pits should have been kept running and viable. No country should be dependent on another for energy supply or military protection. Unions ensured the mining industry died for good and forever. There was no need for that and no political desire for that, but when you poke a bear....

...and that is from someone in (sorry, was in as now retired) secondary industry - steel manufacturing.

Yes. I am talking about 30-40 years of British unionism. Now Germany is struggling because more reliable and cheaper motors are available. They are facing the same issues our industry did. German cars have no end of problems these days. They ain't the reliable beasts they once were. The recent diesel fraud hasn't helped at all. So people are now going elsewhere...Korea being one. Once customers leave it is difficult to get them back.

Safety....it was never British Engineering that was the issue. We had, and continue to have, amazing engineers. It was the unions. They killed it. Controversial Oldie. Germany doesn't haven't unions. They sit around and talk. Find a middle Road. They don't, 'down tool's' because Billy Smith clocked off early and the management disciplined him for it. British industry couldn't afford to invest in tech and progress because the unions would kick off. The union steward would shout 'oi lads they are bringing in some machines to do our jobs, we ain't having that, down tool's. Machines came anyway, they were always coming. But not everyone had to lose their jobs...they didn't in Germany. The unions cost the Brits our technological edge in what was a very competitive market. Government subsidy didn't help either. The former colonies also got fed up with cars not being delivered, being sub standard etc, because of strikes by car workers and ship yards. So the former colonies went elsewhere. Oz, Nz went with the reliable Japanese (no striking either, and embraced tech). The Indian sub continent went for Japanese and American. Why wouldnt they? Don't even get me started on the miners.... Happy Bank Holiday all x

Hbob...are you the Gruffalo?

Maestro? They even did that as an MG. Hot hatch heaven.

Allegros, fine pieces of British Engineering.

Which universe is expanding? Many would argue that it is a multiverse.

Troajan. Enjoy your retirement. Grafting in that, you have earned it. Well done. Now go and enjoy normal sleep patterns, not caring about what day of the week is, queuing at the post office at 4.45 when you have had all f'ing day to go but you decide to go when the workers need to go. Same with banks and shopping. Start a revolution Troajan and do those jobs when everyone else is at work. Love it.

Good afternoon Belend74. Could you visit more often. You have, somehow, manage to tap into my intrinsically satisfied consciousness. You remind me that we [society] do need to put more money into the education system, as there are those that still slip through the system. Sad times.

That made to chuckle.

I have tried to refrain Bulent74. Sadly you invite people to have a throw at the coconut shy. From here on in I will know you, and name you, as Belend74.

Profil40.....please show me where anyone on here has mentioned production starting immediately? Please enlighten me? Or are you another sound bite moron with no evidence or facts to substantiate your comment. Posting at just after midnight, isn't that a little sad?

HH...Hamble Lane...Hamble? So'ton?

It is odd. A sea of blue and some big buys too. Not pocket change. Hmmmm, holding RNS? ii loading up, slow and sure so to not raise the price too much and buy at below 0.5. The other side of the coin is who is selling? Who had the shares? MM's? Interesting, or as is often the case, not at all.

Did I just mention. 49?

Yes. Just got straight. 49

Yes, just got straight .49 on II. Should show up shortly as just shy of 3K.

Fair enough. Had a look at that last week. Didn't fancy it, how's ya luck ha ha. Happy with the recent move on MTR though. Seems to be finally settling in. If that takes off then I will put more in here, if we stay at these levels. IF! Pays your money, takes your chances.