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Originally Posted by Darren Reynolds  That's not entirely true. It is already happening.
Sadly I can't post a link as I'm not allowed yet :-(
But we have run out of industrial units in Burnley and are planning the next site near to the new College & University facility off Princess Way, which will run degree courses in advanced manufacturing. There is much beginning to happen up at the old Michelin site also. |
What........ Manufacturing is returning???
Where exactly?
Industrial units being built or used do not confirm a rise in UK or local manufacturing at all! Industrial units can and usually do get used for a variety of reasons which mainly include; storage/warehousing, telephone call centres, assembling impoted goods etc, etc but not strong enough to suggest a return of manufacturing in support of the local economy.
I must also add that out of the survivng or up and coming manufacturing companies (manufacturing = products made from raw materials and not assembly of products) how many employ a low skilled labour force? How many employees are of european or asian origins? This does not mean that such employees directly contribute to the local economy apart from what they actually spend to stay alive.
Advanced manufacturing requires very little employees to operate and make a company successful as this is the new process that can and will push society into further poverty and debt, its simply not cost effective anymore to have a large or medium sized labour force no matter what the minimum wage is!
Maybe there is a concentrate in re-education for manufacturing skills but you still need the company to make use of them.......... It's abit like that old saying....... "like flogging a dead horse" can be pointless unless you have an attitude of ignorance!
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