In message . com,
Boltar writes

France, germany, italy etc sitll have viable large scale car
manufacturers, train builders etc. Hmm , wonder why that is. Could it
be the workers actually got on with doing their job instead of farting
about on a picket line? I'm old enough to remember the strikes at
Leyland and it was just

so sad to see those cretins warming their hands over the oil drums
digging not only their own career graves and that of their children,
but the whole british car industry. The same could be said for various
other blue collar
industries
in britain too.
I remember the British A.P.T. and the refusal of the government to fund
it after it exceeded £40m, hence now the Fiat designed Pendolino. How
about sacking the government for selling our birthright and giving it to
other countries. Oh, and remove their generous pensions that we pay
for as well.
--
Clive.