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Maybe fork_off, maybe not - Bombardier is a Canadian company afterall.

Some other interesting stats from today's "Buy British: Why isn't there a new campaign?" article on the BBC website:

"The UK is the sixth largest manufacturer in the world by output and a leading exporter of high-tech goods.

And there are plenty of other statistics to blow away the rumours of the sector's demise - manufacturing is the third largest sector in the UK, after business services and wholesale/retail, and output reached an all-time high in 2007.

The UK is producing more with fewer people, and like most modern economies, the focus has turned to higher-value items such as aerospace and defence equipment."
  • Posted 8 Nov 2011 19:50
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