Sorry to here about the losses

we in this Lancashire area will be in the same position mate

i dont work for BAE

But there is a factory only 6 miles away which now doubt will be affected,the factory i work in makes cable for BAE

so at some it could possibilly affect myself aswell

Very Sad News

Unfortunately the government and company pension schemes are making even the choice of early retirement a thing of the past, for normal working folk.

So it's the unions Fault now people have a choice to join a Union

But the Coalition with all they cuts walk away Scot free

These people were warned about what would happen if the cuts

were brought in.A decade of skilled workers will be lost

But the rich get richer and the poor get sh-- kick out of them

Voting Tory = they look after they own and the other lot have help them

The blame lay with this Government Jobs Crime Education Health the lot

The poor Families hit hardest by Coalition

you could say, without this and the previous Governments endless war mongering around the world and the constent need for weapons planes bombs etc the plant at Brough could have closed years ago.

No surprise that they're uncompetitive in the world market. I know 3 people who used to work there who all ran their own businesses alongside full time jobs and my sister in law works there and spends most of her time ringing her family and friends up whilst she's at "work". Unfortunately, it's a sad indictment on the state of the British manufacturing industry when only the Japanese can make the British workers productive enough

Strangely enough in other European countries like France & Germany, they have still retained an indigenous manufacturing base. Both countries have heavily unionised workforces but they also have worker councils and workforce recognition at board level. The workers know what is happening in the organisation, they are aware of competition and what is required to be more competitive. Rather than the top-down diktat that is typical of British management, it is quite often the workers themselves who find a solution to problems.

That's because they have a work ethic unlike a huge chunk of the UK population

Nice little soundbite, was it all your own work or did you copy it from a letter in The Daily Wail?

I don't read shat like that, just have plenty of experience of employing lazy SOB's who rather take the pish than do a decent day's work. I blame the unions but doubt a leftie like yourself would agree

The unions have all but been emasculated since 1980, how can you blame them for what's happened over the last generation?

Because he's a smug right-wing, I'm alright Jack, t0sspot?