03-06-2018, 12:39 PM
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Re: British business uncompetitive?
Originally Posted by JBR
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Yes, there are still millions of tons of accessible coal still down there. A short-sighted government decision, as usual, prompted by the tree-huggers..
03-06-2018, 01:12 PM
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Re: British business uncompetitive?
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I am not sure that this is true, I worked it out once that those millions of tonnes of accessible coal in the UK are actually about the same amount as Queensland alone exports in a week (something like that). During the Heath government 3 day week Australia offered to land steaming coal in Britain at less than half the cost of the coal from British mines.
It is probably best left in the ground then it will still be there in hundreds of years time when/if we are really short of energy.
I believe that, in a rare instance of foresight, our government made several closed coal mines relatively cheaply maintainable in the event that in the future our own coal may prove cheaper and/or more accessible.
03-06-2018, 01:33 PM
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HiApparently we have 80 Billion tonnes of accessible coal.
I am totally against burning oil and coal for power generation, it is simply using up resources.
Our Coal could be a great asset to us, we could be doing what the Chinese are.
https://www.process-worldwide.com/co...tics-a-680738/
Modern plastics are recyclable , especially automotive plastics, we are not talking plastic wrappings here.
Our coal is a huge asset, best to use it not waste it.
03-06-2018, 02:13 PM
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I used to work for a major German engineering group and was surprised to see how effective and well trained their factory workforces were. In stark contrast to here in GB. Arbeit, arbeit, arbeit !!Handshakes first thing, no coffees, newspapers, last night's TV.
03-06-2018, 02:28 PM
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Re: British business uncompetitive?
Originally Posted by Dobra
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I used to work for a major German engineering group and was surprised to see how effective and well trained their factory workforces were. In stark contrast to here in GB. Arbeit, arbeit, arbeit !!Handshakes first thing, no coffees, newspapers, last night's TV.
German engineering being efficient is a myth that for some reason is still believed today.
03-06-2018, 02:29 PM
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The difference is that in Germany they respect their factory workers instead of treading on them. All work is valued & workers are trained. Here it's always been considered a lowly occupation. In Germany they seem to have made a success of numerous small to medium sized, privately owned manufacturers. There must be a certain about of protection for that to happen. However, even in Germany services still take the lion's share of the economy. The more developed a country the less it manufactures. Even Dyson has moved his factories and does R&D here.
04-06-2018, 03:47 AM
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Re: British business uncompetitive?
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiApparently we have 80 Billion tonnes of accessible coal.
I am totally against burning oil and coal for power generation, it is simply using up resources.
Our Coal could be a great asset to us, we could be doing what the Chinese are.
https://www.process-worldwide.com/co...tics-a-680738/
Modern plastics are recyclable , especially automotive plastics, we are not talking plastic wrappings here.
Our coal is a huge asset, best to use it not waste it.
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