On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:04:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Andy Hall wrote:
I suppose that it is sufficiently long after the wrecking of industry
in the 60s and 70s by inappropriate industrial action for people to
remember the eventual consequences.

And those miners who refused to go on strike have still got jobs?

There is little 'traditional' industry in this country as we simply can't
compete with the far east etc on cost.


It becomes a circular issue. People want to pay as little for things
as they can and then wonder why local industry declines.


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..andy

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