Autocar: UK Gov is Killing Car Industry
Autocar magazine has suddenly woken-up to the threat to UK jobs posed by the Government's new CO2-based car taxes. And boy are they miffed! After listing the auto industry's contribution to the island nation's economy– 800k employees, £200b turnover– Julian Rendell lets 'em have it with half a barrel: "And yet the government's policies could be putting that business, and those jobs, in increasing jeopardy." [emphasis added]. Ya think? CO2- belching Bentley, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Lotus all call Britain home. Instead of bringing out the big guns to attack the anti-car jihad– union leaders, car makers' reps, opposition politicians, analysts– Autocar picks up the cudgel on behalf of the working stiff. "Those who govern our country are making cars prohibitively costly to buy and to own, and by doing so they've giving the ordinary people who make, sell, service and repair those vehicles real concern for their jobs and their futures." That said, the guys on the line really know their onions. “I feel the government’s policies are clearly anti-car,” said Craig Caves, line manager at Ford of Britain’s Dagenham Diesel Centre. “On a daily basis they are producing an anti-car mentality that can only threaten jobs in the car industry. And it’s not just us at risk; it’s all the people supplying us and the people local to the plant.” News flash: the time to bring-up this issue was five years ago. At least.
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I'll add to DRBrians point of a poodle government with no backbone to stand up for what is right i.e. a false war that the country never wanted to be in. one where taxes have increased exponentially through stealth and other means the fiasco that became more important that was "spin" in the current government. better to release bad news about the government on a day when the news is covering the death of a national icon. people emigrating at an all time high, political correctness that has got out of control and ruined the nation. the general living standard that has decreased. confidence in the country and economy that is at an all time low could go on and on, about how labour has helped bring down a once great country. so yeah i don't see how it could get worse, bring back the tories, god bless margaret thatcher, even on a cold day!!
The Italians have a saying about politicians - 'politicians are like nappies, they begin to stink if you don't change them often enough'. There's no doubt in my mind that Brown is a useless .... and I think Cameron would do much better; but, after a term or two we should go back to Labour; as long as Brown has gone.
Mj0lnir- I could get into it, but...yup. Phil