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By *uckscouple2007 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Bucks

a country that was financially going to the dogs a few years back but now back in the ascendancy with ...

winning a +£450m contract to build ships for our navy, and

captaining the greatest team in England tonight against the cleaning product named team from holland

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"a country that was financially going to the dogs a few years back but now back in the ascendancy with ...

winning a +£450m contract to build ships for our navy, and

captaining the greatest team in England tonight against the cleaning product named team from holland "

North or South?

And Chelsea are playin Cillit Bang?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And they have kimchi and other tasty delights... Hmmmm

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By *amish SMan
over a year ago

Eastleigh

Good value in my eyes, not quite the same, but it's costing £7Bn for 2 aircraft carriers, so 4 RFA ships for a fraction of the cost - bargain.

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By *uckscouple2007 OP   Couple
over a year ago

Bucks


"And they have kimchi and other tasty delights... Hmmmm"

mmmdm Kimchi . . oh how i miss that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If British companies didn't view govt contracts as a licence to print money and bid for them with competitive prices we wouldn't see our ships being built abroad. They've nobody to blame but themselves and that's why the Clyde, Tynemouth and other ports that were once famous for shipbuilding are now derelict graveyards.

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Greatest team ? thats why their in the europa league and out of both domestic cup competitions second in the league

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Greatest team ? thats why their in the europa league and out of both domestic cup competitions second in the league "

19 titles

11 FA Cups

3 European/CL Cups

Liverpool are a very close second to United in terms of achievements, and everyone else is way way behind those two.

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

Bitish shipyards are finished because there was no investment from the huge profits earlier.

I have first hand experience as I served my time in one and in the 70s there was still steam driven machinery manufactured in the 1800s all this while the japanese koreans etc were investing in modern equipment.

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow


"If British companies didn't view govt contracts as a licence to print money and bid for them with competitive prices we wouldn't see our ships being built abroad. They've nobody to blame but themselves and that's why the Clyde, Tynemouth and other ports that were once famous for shipbuilding are now derelict graveyards."

thats very true wishy,but other factors must be taken into consideration.

political,showing an affinity with s korea.reaffirming s korea as an ally.

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wages,no competition,if the wages were equal.we would have to work 100 hours a week,to live on a park bench.

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quality,for 450 million,you get 4 pound shop ships.which surprisingly is'nt a bad thing,technology is advancing at such a rapid rate,by the time they are finished,they'll be old technology.

within 10 years they'll be ready for the scrap yard.

.

health and safety,another achilles heel,they'll be swinging by the ankles on a bit of rope,200 feet up,painting the hull,a tin of paint in one hand,a brush in the other.

to do the same job,a british worker would need,a risk assessment,signed by god.

enough scaffolding,to reach heaven,and three guys just watching,incase they missed something in the risk assessment.

.

it's sad to say,but it's going to take british industry,a long long time,to compete again,maybe never.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"a country that was financially going to the dogs a few years back but now back in the ascendancy with ...

winning a +£450m contract to build ships for our navy, and

captaining the greatest team in England tonight against the cleaning product named team from holland

North or South?

And Chelsea are playin Cillit Bang?"

Cillit Bank, nothing but a bunch o squirts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"a country that was financially going to the dogs a few years back but now back in the ascendancy with ...

winning a +£450m contract to build ships for our navy, and

captaining the greatest team in England tonight against the cleaning product named team from holland

North or South?

And Chelsea are playin Cillit Bang?

Cillit Bank, nothing but a bunch o squirts."

ooops cillit bang.

on reflection - Cillit Bank - one squirt and the money's clean/ or gone.

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By *stwoforfun2Couple
over a year ago

South Suffolk Area


"Greatest team ? thats why their in the europa league and out of both domestic cup competitions second in the league

19 titles

11 FA Cups

3 European/CL Cups

Liverpool are a very close second to United in terms of achievements, and everyone else is way way behind those two."

+1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If British companies didn't view govt contracts as a licence to print money and bid for them with competitive prices we wouldn't see our ships being built abroad. They've nobody to blame but themselves and that's why the Clyde, Tynemouth and other ports that were once famous for shipbuilding are now derelict graveyards.

thats very true wishy,but other factors must be taken into consideration.

political,showing an affinity with s korea.reaffirming s korea as an ally.

.

wages,no competition,if the wages were equal.we would have to work 100 hours a week,to live on a park bench.

.

quality,for 450 million,you get 4 pound shop ships.which surprisingly is'nt a bad thing,technology is advancing at such a rapid rate,by the time they are finished,they'll be old technology.

within 10 years they'll be ready for the scrap yard.

.

health and safety,another achilles heel,they'll be swinging by the ankles on a bit of rope,200 feet up,painting the hull,a tin of paint in one hand,a brush in the other.

to do the same job,a british worker would need,a risk assessment,signed by god.

enough scaffolding,to reach heaven,and three guys just watching,incase they missed something in the risk assessment.

.

it's sad to say,but it's going to take british industry,a long long time,to compete again,maybe never.

"

oh come on. britain has always been at the cutting edge. we do high tech first, we were a only a world manufacturing power because no one else had the tech to do it. we made the 1st radio tv radar jet engine car computer.... its what were good at, tinkering, thats why all the F1 teams are based in blighty and use britis engineers. we make stuf first and by the time someone else figures out how to make it cheap or eficient we have inventd something else

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By *irty_bhamMan
over a year ago

birmingham


"If British companies didn't view govt contracts as a licence to print money and bid for them with competitive prices we wouldn't see our ships being built abroad. They've nobody to blame but themselves and that's why the Clyde, Tynemouth and other ports that were once famous for shipbuilding are now derelict graveyards."

i totally agree.

all governments waste tax pounds paying over the top prices for so called "tenders" that are never cost effective.

they could build those 2 carries at less than half the price if those at the top didn't cream off the profits.

then they could make 4 carriers and create even more jobs and security for the workers.

it's a corrupt system that really doesn't make any sense

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow


"If British companies didn't view govt contracts as a licence to print money and bid for them with competitive prices we wouldn't see our ships being built abroad. They've nobody to blame but themselves and that's why the Clyde, Tynemouth and other ports that were once famous for shipbuilding are now derelict graveyards.

thats very true wishy,but other factors must be taken into consideration.

political,showing an affinity with s korea.reaffirming s korea as an ally.

.

wages,no competition,if the wages were equal.we would have to work 100 hours a week,to live on a park bench.

.

quality,for 450 million,you get 4 pound shop ships.which surprisingly is'nt a bad thing,technology is advancing at such a rapid rate,by the time they are finished,they'll be old technology.

within 10 years they'll be ready for the scrap yard.

.

health and safety,another achilles heel,they'll be swinging by the ankles on a bit of rope,200 feet up,painting the hull,a tin of paint in one hand,a brush in the other.

to do the same job,a british worker would need,a risk assessment,signed by god.

enough scaffolding,to reach heaven,and three guys just watching,incase they missed something in the risk assessment.

.

it's sad to say,but it's going to take british industry,a long long time,to compete again,maybe never.

oh come on. britain has always been at the cutting edge. we do high tech first, we were a only a world manufacturing power because no one else had the tech to do it. we made the 1st radio tv radar jet engine car computer.... its what were good at, tinkering, thats why all the F1 teams are based in blighty and use britis engineers. we make stuf first and by the time someone else figures out how to make it cheap or eficient we have inventd something else

"

oops sorry,thank you george,nearly forgot.

resting on our laurels.

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

When was korea fucked economically...excluding during the korean war

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"If British companies didn't view govt contracts as a licence to print money and bid for them with competitive prices we wouldn't see our ships being built abroad. They've nobody to blame but themselves and that's why the Clyde, Tynemouth and other ports that were once famous for shipbuilding are now derelict graveyards."

When was Tynemouth famous for shipbuilding?

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"Bitish shipyards are finished because there was no investment from the huge profits earlier.

I have first hand experience as I served my time in one and in the 70s there was still steam driven machinery manufactured in the 1800s all this while the japanese koreans etc were investing in modern equipment."

Spot on...

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

Also true about the likes of BEA systems etc putting 1000% on everything they do MOD wise and no questions asked

well maybe one question What do we get out of it if we sign?

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