So Much For Going Down Hill

[emmie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42633502

[emmie]

UK manufacturing output at its highest for 10 years - so good news for a change.

[emmie]

you would think that some would be pleased instead of all the negativity that surrounds us.

[Kromovaracun]

It is good news. It's just a shame that having just about clawed back from the 2008 crisis, our industries are being faced with the possibility of a new one in 2019.

[emmie]

no i don't believe in my heart of hearts we will hit the skids, and this current news is good for us all.

[ToraToraTora]

Good news emmie, the VB seem very quiet, been 90+ mins since you posted, must be finding it difficult to put anti British spin on this..

[emmie]

what's VB, i confess i don't know.

[albaqwerty]

VB is Tora speak for Vichy British Emmie.

an increase in manufacturing output is very good news.

[emmie]

alba ta very much...

[sunny-dave]

Looks like the Apocalypse has been postponed again.

Every set of *actual* figures (as opposed to bent predictions) is showing a positive result - but no-one from the metropolitan elite seems happy to be proved wrong ... ho hum.

[Mamyalynne]

All improvement is good, here's hoping for a continued rise.

[emmie]

yes indeed, let us hope for continuous growth.

[Jackdaw33]

Vichy British alludes to the Vichy French. The southern part of France was left unoccupied by Germany during WWII provided they collaborated fully with the Nazi regime. The capital of this puppet state was Vichy.

[emmie]

i know about the Vichy French, but had no idea what VB meant, now i do...

[Mamyalynne]

Just one the many throw away digs on here Emmie.

[Jackdaw33]

TTT does tend to use abbreviations which are almost impossible to understand unless they are explained, then you get used to them. I don't mind his use of rhyming slang, in fact I rather enjoy trying to figure it out. He has come out with one recently where I knew the word he meant but could not parse it until suddenly a light bulb went on upstairs

[emmie]

I think that VB is a trifle harsh - i would prefer those with a different viewpoint..

[EDDIE51]

The large international British based company that 2 of my sons work at is at the busiest it its history. Extra shifts , extra workers, 7 day a week working, no Christmas shut down. Why?
Because they export 75% of their output to Germany. They have warehouses in Germany. They are working flat out to fill the German warehouses with stock so that once Brexit happens they can sell the stock that is already in Germany without having to pay the 15% export tax. Once the 15% export tax is implemented they will no longer have the cheapest price and expect to lose much of the business to EU countries that do not have the export tax.
I have said this on here before, only for New Judge to say that they need to develop new markets. I can see the point of that, but the company has spend over £32 million over the last 25 years specifically to develop the trade with V/W (the car manufacturer) by building plants and installing machinery dedicated solely to the V/W contract. . They are now V/W's preferred supplier and NEVER expected a situation where they were outside the EU while their main customer was within it.

[naomi24]

Remainers are full of doom and gloom. Outside the EU this country will survive - and thrive.

[Jackdaw33]

Amen to that, Naomi.

[Mamyalynne]

Some may be.