Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 29

Thread: Backing Britain

  1. #11
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Sunbury Victoria Australia
    Posts
    24,991
    Thanks (Given)
    8300
    Thanks (Received)
    10126
    Likes (Given)
    106523
    Likes (Received)
    45658

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    Terry you are correct about Aldi and others.
    We have them here with Lidl also considering Oz as a new customer.

    Business will go where the trade is, where they can make a profit and there is no way they will pull out of UK after this.
    Happy daze John in Oz.

    Life is too short to blend in.

    John Strange R737787
    World Traveller

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Posts
    5,727
    Thanks (Given)
    485
    Thanks (Received)
    3549
    Likes (Given)
    2428
    Likes (Received)
    15282

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    if we need it here make it here put people back in work we where a world leader not follower we have as much power over the eu as they have over us work together the moaners seem to have more air time put the effort back to putting the great back into Britain? one man here the London mayor could cost the country billions he should keep his mouth shut and do his own job not politics that has nothing to do with him we all know what his big picture is and its not the british people? jp

  3. #13
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Sunbury Victoria Australia
    Posts
    24,991
    Thanks (Given)
    8300
    Thanks (Received)
    10126
    Likes (Given)
    106523
    Likes (Received)
    45658

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    One reality about Europe’s current political leadership is summarized here:



    Macron, the newly elected French President, has no children.



    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no children.



    Austria's Chancellor “ Sebastian Kern” has no children

    British Prime Minister Theresa May has no children.



    Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has no children.



    Holland’s Mark Rutte,



    Sweden’s Stefan Löfven,



    Luxembourg's XavierBettel,



    Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon — all have no children.



    Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, has no children.



    Ironically it would seem that a grossly disproportionate number of the people who make

    the major decisions about Europe’s future have no direct personal stake in the future.





    But yes UK does have a good future no matter what this lot do.
    Happy daze John in Oz.

    Life is too short to blend in.

    John Strange R737787
    World Traveller

  4. Thanks Captain Kong thanked for this post
  5. #14
    Join Date
    Nov 2017
    Location
    CHESTER LE STREET
    Posts
    2,326
    Thanks (Given)
    699
    Thanks (Received)
    1255
    Likes (Given)
    12937
    Likes (Received)
    8310

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    Quote Originally Posted by red lead ted View Post
    I firmly believe once the wrangling stops between the E.U and G.B. And the Tory government get there act together and negotiate a deal we will be ok in this country within a few years. Look where we are on the map and the trading we could be doing out side the E.U. And my own thoughts are don,t be so bullish with Trump we should be embracing the U.S.A not distancing them, Trump wont be around forever and the special relationship we have with the U.S.A. For years not months should not be compromised we both and always have stood together side by side and i suspect we will have to stand with them at some point once again, Safety in numbers. Terry.
    Not wanting to get into any political arguments, but the tories had a major hand in the downfall of British shipbuilding , and the virtual destruction of the MN

  6. #15
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Posts
    2,128
    Thanks (Given)
    8436
    Thanks (Received)
    5385
    Likes (Given)
    28206
    Likes (Received)
    32060

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    ####politics are not allowed on the site .....but there were many causes not least for the MN with slater and that crowd of commies ...telling me personally come out we will get you 200 pounds a week the only prob being yes but the shipowners closed down ......shields pool from choosing your ships in the early 50s and 60s to dozens hanging round ...answer no jobs ...but like our leader of the miners slater had his job for life you couldnt prise him out with a bloody shoehorn

  7. #16
    Lewis McColl's Avatar
    Lewis McColl Guest

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    I was a member of the Amalgamated engineering union (AEU) from the age of 16, until I joined NUMAST not once was I ever called out on strike by the Unions.

  8. Likes robpage liked this post
  9. #17
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Long Eaton
    Posts
    5,429
    Thanks (Given)
    793
    Thanks (Received)
    5721
    Likes (Given)
    15497
    Likes (Received)
    17505

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Taylor View Post
    Not wanting to get into any political arguments, but the tories had a major hand in the downfall of British shipbuilding , and the virtual destruction of the MN
    Nationalising the shipyards did them no favours, neither did the bolshie Trade Unions, with roll out strikes and neither did the EU. The EU ordered a 10% reduction in capacity and designated yards as specialist.
    Vic

  10. Likes N/A, happy daze john in oz liked this post
  11. #18
    Lewis McColl's Avatar
    Lewis McColl Guest

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    Obviously the shipbuilding companies managements were never to blame for anything that would have lead to a walk out, there was blame on both sides.

  12. #19
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Long Eaton
    Posts
    5,429
    Thanks (Given)
    793
    Thanks (Received)
    5721
    Likes (Given)
    15497
    Likes (Received)
    17505

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    Lewis, the walkouts and destruction were under Labour ownership.
    Vic

  13. Likes N/A, Captain Kong, cappy liked this post
  14. #20
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Waterlooville Hampshire UK
    Posts
    7,068
    Thanks (Given)
    1693
    Thanks (Received)
    3689
    Likes (Given)
    3684
    Likes (Received)
    13348

    Default Re: Backing Britain

    The working practices of the nationalised British shipyards was one of their major downfalls I had done several dry docking s in the UK and in 1972 did a dry docking at NDSM in Amsterdam what a difference . In a british yard ship engineers did not pack a gland or change a joint on a flange they weren't allowed to it alright to be done by the shipyard in Holland they didn't give a damn they did their job you did what you needed to do it didn't matter . It was refreshing and if you wanted a hole drilled to put a bolt in a yard fitter would pick a drill up ask where you wanted the Holes measure it up mark it out and drill it . It would go down on his timesheet as time spent on the job and you would initial it . In the UK you would have to approach the ship manager who would arrange for the marker out and his mate to Mark out the hole then the driller and his mate would come and drill where the marker out had marked , then the inspector and his mate would come along and inspected and passs it so to get one hole drilled it took a minimum of 7 men and probably the best part of a couple of days . In Holland less than an hour . The strict demarcation rules where I fitter couldn't well because he wasn't a blacksmith and the demarcation in the mechanical trades were all out of the window I'm afraid that the British shipyard had no sympathy from me whatsoever there on a suicidal kick and on a mission to Nowhere .
    Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 )

  15. Thanks N/A thanked for this post
Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 1 2 3 LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •