Crùbag Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28803561 But hey! I though being part of 'something bigger' would save our 29k... er 3k shipbuilding jobs? Shows how reliant we are on North Korean style military contracts. Other small nations seem to develop diverse ship building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal-blue Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sympathies with those made redundant as a result of this. A no vote is the only way to save shipbuilding though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sympathies with those made redundant as a result of this. A no vote is the only way to save shipbuilding though. Obviously.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 This is what happens when you don't diversify and the politicians use shipbuilding as a political football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sympathies with those made redundant as a result of this. A no vote is the only way to save shipbuilding though. Still not quite sinking in there, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28803561 But hey! I though being part of 'something bigger' would save our 29k... er 3k shipbuilding jobs? Shows how reliant we are on North Korean style military contracts. Other small nations seem to develop diverse ship building. Sadly I don't think there is any way that this company could have been saved. Other countries can produce cheaper ships of similar quality and the UK (or Scottish) economy would need to be vastly altered to allow this sort of heavy industry to be viable - and if that was to happen there would be losers elsewhere in the economy. It would be a shame to see this particular issue being used as sabre ratting for either side of the debate. What is more important is the future investment in getting those who lost their jobs new ones. A no vote is the only way to save shipbuilding though. Care to provide some evidence of this? Or is it just another in the long line of scaremongering that the No campaign revel in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Still not quite sinking in there, is it? Puntastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Puntastic! I actually thought no one would notice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal-blue Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Military contracts though, ken. We should be grateful for what we are given and know our place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Military contracts though, ken. We should be grateful for what we are given and know our place! You have a strange posting style, my man. Kind of what an Evening Times cryptic crossword would be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal-blue Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 We have the best of both worlds. A strong ship building industry with the stability of the UK propping it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Still not quite sinking in there, is it? Puntastic! I'm just disappointed someone beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 We have the best of both worlds. A strong ship building industry with the stability of the UK propping it up. Green dot for the laugh that just gave me. I actually thought you were trying to talk up the No vote too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjölnir Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 We have the best of both worlds. A strong ship building industry with the stability of the UK propping it up. I'm afraid that argument simply doesn't hold water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Any more puns an I am going to keel over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I'm harbouring some reservations about coming on this thread now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal-blue Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Salmond's fault imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sadly I don't think there is any way that this company could have been saved. Other countries can produce cheaper ships of similar quality and the UK (or Scottish) economy would need to be vastly altered to allow this sort of heavy industry to be viable - and if that was to happen there would be losers elsewhere in the economy. It would be a shame to see this particular issue being used as sabre ratting for either side of the debate. What is more important is the future investment in getting those who lost their jobs new ones. Care to provide some evidence of this? Or is it just another in the long line of scaremongering that the No campaign revel in? Pinch me - I'm actually agreeing with CB for once. There is no point trying to save the shipping industry - we just can't compete with the international competition. It would be better utilising skills in the rapidly-growing renewables sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Bystander Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 A no vote is the only way to save shipbuilding though. I just realised how daft this statement is. We are currently part of the Union and that hasn't saved this yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sympathies with those made redundant as a result of this. A no vote is the only way to save shipbuilding though. Neither a No or a Yes vote will save what is a dying industry. Instead of throwing money at a lost cause it would make more sense either reskilling workers for other work or using the skills they have in an industry that is growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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