Paphos Life

Dominic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:44 am You didn't work in a factory at the time though! You've already established that you were eating boiled sweets at the time, and just starting school.

Loxely Man wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:57 pm

Dominic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:44 am You didn't work in a factory at the time though! You've already established that you were eating boiled sweets at the time, and just starting school.

I never said I worked in a factory at that time. The point that I'm making is that if our factories had been brought up to date we would not have needed to import cheap foreign labour. The Empire Windrush saga need not have existed had our owners who made massive profits during the war years with their factories running 24hrs per day re invested instead of the cheap easy option.
You can accept the conn as you no doubt would believe that the moon was made of Green Cheese unless it was me that was telling you.
Our money should have been spent on our factories not Germany, European Italy and Japan. How long was it before their Cars and Motorbikes etc were replacing ours? Haven't you ever stopped to think why we haven't got a car or motorcycle industry anymore? Does lack of reinvestment enter your mind?

Loxely Man wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:57 pm The point that I'm making is that if our factories had been brought up to date we would not have needed to import cheap foreign labour. The Empire Windrush saga need not have existed had our owners who made massive profits during the war years with their factories running 24hrs per day re invested instead of the cheap easy option.

Loxely Man wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:57 pm owners who made massive profits during the war years with their factories running 24hrs per day re invested

William Morris wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:15 pm I really do not think that Loxley will ever agree with the reply that West Indies immigration in the 50s and industry reinvestment in the 70s are totally unrelated.

Devil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:27 pm

Loxely Man wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:57 pm owners who made massive profits during the war years with their factories running 24hrs per day re invested

I knew a number of factory-owners who often had trouble making ends meet.

Steve - SJD wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 3:58 pm
All the above is just a diversion though as regardless of the reasons they were invited and that's what matters.Cheers
Steve

Steve - SJD wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 3:58 pm
Also worth remembering that many of those that did come had fought for the country during the war! If they were good enough to fight and perhaps be killed for the country then I am damn sure they were good enough to work in it! Cheers Steve

trevnhil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:29 pm Here is a list of cars Made in Britain.......

Made in Britain

MINI – MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Countryman, in Cowley, Oxford
Honda – Civic and CR-V in Swindon
Toyota – Auris, Auris hybrid and Avensis in Burnaston, Derbyshire
Nissan – Juke, Qashqai, Note and Leaf and Infiniti Q30 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Lotus – Elise, Evora and Exige in Norfolk
Aston Martin – DB9, Vantage, Rapide, Vanquish, and DB11 in Gaydon, Warwickshire
Bentley Motors – Continental, Flying Spur and Mulsanne in Crewe, Cheshire
Rolls Royce – Ghost and Wraith in Goodwood, West Sussex
Jaguar – F-Pace and XE in Solihull, and F-type, XJ, XF and XE in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
Land Rover – Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque in Halewood, Merseyside, and Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender in Solihull, West Midlands
Vauxhall – Astra at Ellesmere Port and Vivaro van in Luton

Other niche, small volume manufacturers include Westfield, Bristol, Ariel and Noble.

Ford stopped building cars in the UK in 2002 and vans (Transits) in July 2013 but continues to manufacture engines in Bridgend and Dagenham and transmissions in Halewood.

27 December 2017

WHL wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:17 pm [Several reasons, the Germans build better cars, the Japanese build cars people needed, better and cheaper, and the UK Unions led by Red Robbo, might of had played a part also.

WHL wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:05 pm

Loxely Man wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:36 pm They came over for a better life, none of them wanted to return to their indigenous roots, Africa, where they were forcibly taken from by rich slave owners not working class British people.

I think we all get were your coming from.

Loxely Man wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:08 pm They like the Poles etc fought for world freedom, had the UK gone under the world would have followed. The PC tripe that they fought for us is pure fantasy.