Making STUFF The British Way

[Beach Hut]

BBC iPlayer - The Town Taking on China: Episode 1

For those who still believe we should do this and make STUFF have a watch of this just finished on BBC2.

 

[BHA Swiifty]

I'll watch that after Britains biggest hoarders, cheers for the heads up

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

That Jessica was a lazy slapper. Tony seems like a decent bloke.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

For those who still believe we should do this and make STUFF have a watch of this just finished on BBC2.

What are you suggesting? We give up on making STUFF? We shouldn't make ANYTHING on the experience of one fellow?

Without watching it (which I shall), surely earning £213 a week is more preferable than takiing in £67 a week in JSA. Unless of course, you end up losing money through further benefits associated with breadline unemployment etc.

 

[Beach Hut]

What are you suggesting? We give up on making STUFF? We shouldn't make ANYTHING on the experience of one fellow?

Not suggesting anything, opening a debate about the subject so you can have an opinion.

 

[raymondbriggs]

We make stuff,that is what we do.Manufacturing is still twice the size and pays twice the tax the financial sector paid during the 2002-2008 "boom years" and that boom was largely made from asset stripping manufacturing,selling the country down the river for a cheap bonusday.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Not suggesting anything, opening a debate about the subject so you can have an opinion.

Your initial statement seemed rather loaded, Beachy.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

What does Jamie Carragher know about making cushions anyway.

 

[El Presidente]

Not as interesting as More Sex Please We're British on C4. Currently field testing vibrators.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Not suggesting anything, opening a debate about the subject so you can have an opinion.

Of course we should make stuff. Obviously it is pointless competing with China in the manufacturing stakes so make stuff they want to buy with their new found wealth: cars, plant machinery, white domestic goods.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Not as interesting as More Sex Please We're British on C4. Currently field testing vibrators.

And nowhere near as interesting at the Gil Scott Heron evening I have just been to.

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

And nowhere near as interesting at the Gil Scott Heron evening I have just been to.

he was the guy that did the song the bottle wasnt he, if so class. Wish i had known about the gig

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRJIBQrnIHY

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

he was the guy that did the song the bottle wasnt he, if so class. Wish i had known about the gig

Indeed he was. It wasn't a gig though, it was a tribute to him which featured amongst others his publisher talking about him, some film, readings, poetry etc. He died last year.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRJIBQrnIHY

Great song isn't it? My favourite of his is Whitey On The Moon.

 

[User removed 4]

Of course we should make stuff. Obviously it is pointless competing with China in the manufacturing stakes so make stuff they want to buy with their new found wealth: cars, plant machinery, white domestic goods.

This, we should also concentrate on high quality "luxury" type brands and goods that are associted with britain.

 

[JCL666]

This, we should also concentrate on high quality "luxury" type brands and goods that are associted with britain.

TBH if you look at high end clothes, there is a move to do more here.

These guys Private White VC | Designer menswear | British made mens clothing are based in manchester and have made a bid to take on aquascutum.

Locally FALLOW DENIM : HANDMADE IN BRITAIN are a Brighton brand. They are even getting their latest denim made in this country rather than Japan.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

China cannot continue producing at this rate on those prices. As we have seen on the program people are demanding more money now, better conditions because everything is going up. Eventually they will just start pricing themselves out of the market and more jobs will be created back in the UK.

And its these types of company this government should be helping financially. Instead of flushing money down the toilet on rubbish why not create some proper financial incentives for new manufacturing businesses in the UK. Make it worthwhile.

It's just amazing how this country has been sleep walking for the last 20 years and now we can't even compete on price for something as simple as cushions these days. At least and finally people are trying to change this.

I worked in Mechanical Engineering about 17 years ago the old timers used to tell me time and time again, if they don't start training young people like you, there will be nothing left. These words where so true.

 

[El Presidente]

This, we should also concentrate on high quality "luxury" type brands and goods that are associted with britain.

We do quite a lot of this, but outsource production to low labour cost countries.

Education is required, but there is an unwillingness from many of today's youth to learn a trade, or get a degree in science and/or engineering, because these are seen as careers that are (a) too much like hard work, and (b) lack kudos.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Anything we produce in the UK is a plus, however its the small scale every days bits we need to be producing more of.