In the United Kingdom, union leaders have told Al Jazeera that manufacturing is on the brink of its biggest collapse in generations because of government inaction.
Every week, thousands of jobs are being lost in sectors like aerospace and car manufacturing.
Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports.
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It was the rise of German industrialization and its taking over from England that led England to WW2
@Jack Robert – No. We can stop it. We can rebel. We will. We must take power out of the hands of the rich warmongers.
The troops can mutiny, they have many times in the past. The mutinies in the French and German armies, following the Bolshevik Revolution ended WWI. The “Bring the Boys Home” mutiny in the US army prevented the US from occupying China. The mutiny in the US army in Vietnam eventually forced the US government to withdraw in defeat.
It is not inevitable.
@A R There were multiple factors involved in the start of the second world war. But the reality today is slave wages, no benefits and no worker rights is just the best way to produce goods. With the arrival of automation and robotics the replacing of even those slaves is anticipated. Uber was designed to be driver less. But the technology of those vehicles is still flawed thus it is why so many big money people invested in it. The whole bicycle lanes being built everywhere is not for fun for people to ride bikes…they want to have driver less delivery vehicles in those lanes.
If no one buys a car… Panzer is in demand during World War 2…. World War 3 will make the economy good again
@Heinz Guderian You go, I’ll support you
@Heinz Guderian No one in the elite circles wants to answer the 64K question…. with automation and robotics and the cost of living tied to inflation and stagnation of wages…what is the end game? we are back to medieval ages of the king and his servants. which is what the elites wanted all along. Though today its called Communism
Trump was right, the cure is worse than the disease. i think it’s a scam. any one hear of any famous folks actually die. they say prince charles was in quaranteen, did the queen die. she is pretty old.
Eurocentric bourgeois decadence is embarrassing.
Made in Britain lol low quality and poor design and reliability. Ask any car owners you can’t beat Japanese cars. British cars are rubbish always will be. I’ve had 3 London taxis all problems from new.
Aston Martin is owned by Indians
Japanese autos were good quality until they started producing them in the States. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Toyota deliberately chose Kentucky for its US production sight because all Kentuckians are hooked on Meth amphetamine. And they can easily pass a drug screen. And their production numbers are out of sight. Toyota quality sucks now, but a meth addict can work twice as fast as a sober worker.
@PerkyPesky Pirate aston martin is not owned by indians land rover jaguar is
Lol Mini Own by BMW, Bentley by Volkswagen, and Rolls Royce by BMW
British still holding on Fisher, oh and Nigel Farage is now on about immigrants anything to avoid holding meetings with fishermen
Haha hardy on the British news ………… SILENCE …….
Join tesla
British cars sucks anyways….
Rolls Royce and Bentley are awesome cars
Collapse is an inevitable destination for capitalism, the longer it takes the more painful it will be
There is a great German word that describes you. Schadenfreude?
Capitalism is routinely bailed out by socialism.
@roguemale TheOne&Only capitalism is bad cos of greed and central banking.
@roguemale TheOne&Only they are all doomed to FAIL.
China to buy it, period!!
Only solution is just print the money and give it to people or it will go out of control.
@Aryan Gupta British
@Jack Robert okay,looks like corona got a big hit on UK,20 percent of it’s economy has shrunk since the start od the pandemic and this happened when Britain left the EU ! Otherwise EU might have helped
What do you think of Brexit and the EU ?
@Aryan Gupta Brexit is great politically but economically it depends on the deal. EU leaders can be hard pressed to stop more break up so might be a bad deal. The UK government can’t use the EU as a leg to stand on and blame. Anything bad that happens people will blame the government for it. Targets missed can be used to kick Boris out.
I didn’t vote to leave hopefully we can see what happens. US wants the EU broken too. It’s a powerful block which can challenge the US.
@Jack Robert how is brexit great politically ?
@Aryan Gupta the U.K. government also blames the EU for most things for a long time. If the government has a bad deal but relations etc they can’t blame anyone
Overpriced overated aspirational wannabe status symbol brands. People are begging for simple quality cheap transport..made in their own country.
These cars cost to much money
Brexit not helping either…thank yo nigel farage…thank you boris… as usual the poor will suffer Nigel and Boris wont
UK is not exactly famous for quality cars!!!
Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar , Range Rover, Mini Cooper, Aston Martin,MG. U sure?
@Kam sun Leong Hahaha yeah I’m pretty ignorant about cars but even I was thinking Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin??? I knew we at least made them at one point.
Western capitalism model is failing in 21st century and the Chinese state regulated capitalism model is gaining momentum. Let’s hope that the Western capitalism don’t go back to old ways of spilling innocent blood wreck mayhem on the streets to regain its lost shine.
It is probably gonna happen. UK will need to invade. Hopefully you’ll help like before? Indian soldiers were good
It’s western capitalism who made china successful by shifting their manufacturing bases to china in the 80’s
Just like the MG Motors, I’m sure the Chinese will acquire it and be saved.
CCP invisible army is winning the war at all fronts
Buildings and vehicles business kills both environment and human race
It’s not only Aston. They wanted free markets, free economics, unlimited growth, no red tape, low or no taxes, exploit and destroy nature. And when they have it:: tax-optimization or even hidden subventions, benefits to the privateers. And when the market behaves, as it does (weill, corona was unpredictable), they turn back to the government for money and support. Do the workers get supported? Only sometimes. It’s that economic model we have to overthink or better: abandon. Or is this, what we work for or pay taxes for, live with? naaay!
I’m not a socialist or left wingiist (no, beware of that) i’m not right or in the middle, i’m just fed up of these companies and these fat cats.
More lockdowns = More bankrupt companies. = More hunger = more suicides
this bot is broken. you’re supposed to say “lives are more important than the economy.” “lockdowns are government best response to the greatest pandemic.” and other suicidal b.s. like that…
So, people who inherited classic car dealerships from their fathers, expected to carry on business as usual for ever and a day !!!
everywhere in the world is dealing with the same situation who is to blame?
CCP
Brexit dipshits. How does it feel to take your countries back
Those Tories hate manufacturing for some odd reason. Idiots.
Well
Being unemployed is still better than being dead. Just saying.
How do you know? Have you ever been dead?
@Phillip Have you ever been employed?
@Buddy Piper yes I have. Have you ever been smart?
Buddy Piper not necessary. Being poor is bs
Or is it the other way around?
Can anyone tell me who actually owns Jaguar Land Rover now?
TaTa Motors
50 percent is owned by Chinese and the rest tata
Boris Johnson should stimulate it.
Feminism destroyed Britain
how is this related to feminism in any way ?
@Ahmed Elshiekh 😂😂😂😂😂 ikr
China should pay!!!
When this is over, reschedule loans, restart the production lines, and get on with it. The plants are still there
DO NOT SELL TO THE CHINEESE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THEY CAUSD THIS DO NOT REWARD THEM BUYIING ALLOWING THEM TO BUY THE COMPANY
exactly. ccp is evil asf
What do you produce in Qatar?….
Looks like it is all going to plan then
na they have brexit and a super deal with the usa the uk will be ok
Uk has a manufacturing industry? I live in the UK and thats news to me!
UK had the best industry for 100 years from 1870 to 1970
I thought British people are smart. Well, you’re disappointment.
rolls-royce is a world’s main supplier of high-end airplane engines.
it’s actually the first industrialised nation in the world , the UK invented the steam engine which started the industrial revolution.
😀 a very unprofitable manufacturing industry*
China
The car industry worldwide should bench its workers for time being. These are highly skilled people with specialised skills. I’m sure boom times will be back
So, there’s Brexit, Covid, bad governance, backward imperial arrogance, elitist powergrab, skyrocketing inequity, spiking national debt and still a warmongering government unwilling to seek pragmatic solutions. EU must remain firm.
C’mon Peter aren’t most of those points also applicable to several other European nations? France doesn’t look like any kind of utopia at the moment.
Ken Shabby has a point but France wasn’t the issue here but the UK. The EU has its own challenges, for sure. But the UK is de facto and de iure no longer directly part of that equasion, the fishery set aside. With 80 of UK fishery products exporting to the EU the interdependency should force both stakeholders to come to agreable, pragmatic terms. Pride is blinding UK high-horse politics from accepting the fact that no man, no nation, no island is an island.
CAR DEALERS ARE RIPPING
PEOPLE OFF .
Do hard Brexit 😂 😂
Great and interesting
I can understand that manufacturers are facing problems, but where was/is their strategy to bridge the gap during times of financial difficulties? Oh right, they’re paying executives, CEOs and managers big salaries, and let’s not forget about shareholders, whilst they go hand in cap to the government? Nobody wants to see industries fail, nobody wants to see people out of work but companies also have to take responsibility for their actions, or in this case, inadequate lack of action to weather turbulent circumstances. Just because you make luxury goods doesn’t mean you have the right to run a company with a champagne and strawberries mentality. This is what happened in America during the previous recession and the car companies still haven’t learned their lessons. If you were able to afford lavish salaries with minimal impunity then you should bail yourself out.
Nice A dent in Jag and Rover means a kick in India Guts !
U wanna see United Kingdom citizens getting sicks or die? Or u can juz be patient, perhaps a several months maybe, juz need liiiiiiiiiittle more time to break this pendamic chain . Ofcuz we cannot wins against this virus without vaccine, at least can manage or control it perhaps 👌👌
Is the mushy peas and jellied eel industry still going strong ?
If they want to sell them on good discount …I will think to buy one. To give them some financial support.
*OMG!*
Put that in your top gear pipe and smoke it
Why should car plants exist in Britain? They can be made much cheaper in Asia and Africa. The British should just grow food and import the rest.
So if peace between countries causes losses in weapons manufacturing jobs, start those wars back up because….jobs! Capitalists are massive hippocrates, as well as having no other solutions other then government handouts, but only for huge corporations.
this has to do with the corona virus.
and Brexit has made it far more worse posible.
thank you boris, thank you farage
Bail these out and send China the bill, get low interest loans through the special relationship. Manufacturing should be a government supported industry.
UK looted the sub continent and established industries in Europe but they forgot what goes around comes around. Now enjoy your crisis.
Iqra Akhtar lol relax, this virus is not only for the UK. Look over your shoulder and wherever you’re living, has the same headache of financial crise. Pray that life becomes normal again for all.
See how shameless the once asylum seekers from Islamic Paradise are preaching Peace in pandemic…..
Gautam how is this conversation became religious? Don’t be a typical fish. We’re talking about economy not religion. Fix yourself!
@mukarji sure.
That’s for burning India textiles industrial and forcing India to buy from them many moons ago,
They can’t come to Germany they’re no longer EU citizens. What a mistake made by uk government
😅
germany was in a recession before this pandemic lol
I’m German and I can tell you we’re doing great many jobs available.
Thank China for this mess in the world.
Can’t blame china. Nobody forced companies like jlr to go to china and open factories there. If anyone is to be blamed its these rich automotive companies who decided to screw the uk workers by taking the jobs over to china.
James John I was talking about de pandemic that is destroying hour economy and hour jobs.
Brexit will solve it.
Boy, the UK is going downhill fast.
Yeah , just like their teeth. 😬
UK will do just fine as long as the London Financial Center keeps on with money laundering from 3rd world nations…. its like the US holding the Petrodollar….. so don’t be worried about any of them….. lol….lol…..
It already went downhill with their immigration.
Brexit 😁
Is there anything that’s not in ruins there?
WAR by deceit ? Now who could be behind this ?
I’m not a fan of subsidies but given the rather extreme circumstances at the moment 3 or 4 months of subsidies to help them through might be worth while in the long run. Same goes for the Aerospace industry.
Hard time goes and good time coming now..
Welllllllll
Time to ask America for help, Boris
People like to know about Saudi,Qatar,uae news too.
Let’s start war it’s the most profitable business
Job cuts everywhere
It’s an engineered reboot. The whole scamdemic, and the current BLM riots/protests, are all part of what history buffs, will know as “The Communist Manifesto”…. but, the part that only elites were given access to.
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Shift or open a new plant in Australia….
And exactly this is the effect that Sweden has been trying to mitigate by not locking down the entire society.
Waste of money many are dying of hunger
Humans created the financial systems
British collapse is on a relapse. Recession shall be the state in the minds of people following on the final funeral procession of near and dear ones perished in penury
Britain need to feel some pain so perhaps they will stop inflicting pain on others
My father was an engineer at Aston Martin for two years. He came to the house last month crying Then he said that he lost the job he loved. Now we can’t buy joggers and clothes. Nobody’s doing and ever gonna help my family out. Ever.
do you still think the lockdowns are necessary? it’s what everyone’s saying… lockdowns are suicidal though.
Go Electric or go broke. Stupids of top gear won’t save you. Tesla is only Game in Town now.
It’s quite expensive though even base Model 3 considering given circumstances.
Don’t worry. Brexit will come to the rescue …. ermmmm
Just can’t wait to see them come near to this day. Without all the countries that they have colonised to steal and rob like before, they are hopeless now.
Go to China
They need to reopen the dentals clinics , some brits are missing a lotta teeth 🦷
Only humans are going through such troubles whereas animals, birds and mother nature are having the best time of their life…
Not sure about that Animals are suffering all over the planet because of the virus wild dogs cats pigeons etc cant find food because humans have none to give them . Zoos also are suffering struggling to feed the animals
Adam Fernandez Could be true to the extent of Zoo but i have read news and watched videos of animals reclaiming their territories and wandering freely without fear of human threat
This is what happens when oil prices drop.
How can something collapse if it didn’t exist in the first place?
but meanwhile the Fancy Hats Manufacturers the weirdo royalty thug family wears is doing just dandy….. lol….lol…..
I can be any happier. They don’t have any countries to loot.
Chyna lied… pandemic smiled…
Here comes China to the rescue
brexit + lockdowns = like getting choked and stabbed at the same time.
Im in States and wouldn’t mined a car like that
MAYBE THE CORPORATE CRIMINAL SLAVE OWNING MAGGOTS OF THE WORLD WILL FINALLY BE TAKEN OUT OF EXISTENCE SO THE OTHER 7 BILLION OF US HAVE A CHANCE… TIME TO PROSECUTE THEN EXECUTE THE CORPORATE CRIMINAL SLIME AND THEIR POLITICAL PUPPETS AND SET A NWO WHERE THERES NO LONGER 2300 BILLIONAIRES WHO OWN 70% OF ALL THE WORLD WEALTH… TIME TO EXECUTE AND ELEVATE TO A NEW SHARE AND CARE ORDER… TIME TO KILL GREED AND ITS PANDERING PUPPETS.
Wow good luck suckers, now that you’re out of the EU with no preferential access, stuck with, a huge divorce bill , no jobs, a rampaging virus, “Londonistan” is fully on the road to perdition
Aston Martin needs to ask the 1% to bail them out..lol
Thank Tesla for eating all the market share.
UK 🇬🇧 go down the drain
Britain needs to colonize again…
Its shopping spree time for China. Taking over lots of european companies.
UK does not manufacture much. The only manufacturer I know of is Rolls Royce airplanes engines which is also struggling and making 1000s of people redundant.
All car manufacturers based in uk are foreign owned Germany and Japan mostly and these guys are going soon
The arrogant divided kingdom to rely on services sector and Banks that keep on thieving from other nations.
BLM have a lot of jobs going at the moment.