HZ123 - you are right - there soon wont be. Look at MG Rover, Steel, Coal, UK manufacturing, the list is endless and its civil aviation's turn to go onto it. We cannot make sufficient money to justify the investment in the industry here, and have not for quite some time. Re-train and get out whilst you still can or pray your retirementt comes up before much longer. There is no future in UK civil aviation.
I could go further and say UK plc itself is poised on the edge of the cliff too, but its a bit beyond the remit of this board.
Employment growth of late had been solely in the public sector. Tax as a propertion of GDP is ever-rising and eroding our precious little competitiveness in world markets. All manufactured goods are decreasing in price meanwhile, as the Chinese juggernaut gathers pace.
Without a radical re-appraisal of our education, tax and industry policy UK is going to become a terrifying place to live - high unemployment, high taxes, plummeting quality of life.
Go to China or India and see what they have done - they are unbeatable. Without truly radical change the UK is in a lot of trouble to - in fact all Western economies long-term , but thats another matter!
Last edited by ShortfinalFred; 19th May 2005 at 10:17.