tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018371774869383950.post5685777381400850935..comments2023-09-20T16:55:09.433+01:00Comments on A Shiny World: Tearing the heart outlouloukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11562093751876067547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018371774869383950.post-31215524722227746172011-09-28T09:32:27.414+01:002011-09-28T09:32:27.414+01:00A story that's mirrored up the road from Hull ...A story that's mirrored up the road from Hull where BAE's Brough plant is ceasing production with the loss of 899 jobs (out of a total of 1,300).<br /><br />Fortunately for the region there is still the prospect of the Humber becoming the centre of manufacturing for off-shore renewable energy. Siemens want to base themselves here which will have positive benefits for ancillary companies. Whilst the skills that will be needed could be quite similar it's going to take time for that entirely new industry to spring up. And with 90 people chasing each job in North Hull time isn't something that's in copious supply.Wellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246204507395250369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018371774869383950.post-39542350006803212262011-09-27T21:42:57.911+01:002011-09-27T21:42:57.911+01:00This sort of cause & effect isn't limited ...This sort of cause & effect isn't limited to the out-of-town in-the-middle-of-nowhere places. When I was last a wage-slave, the company I worked for moved about 100 people out of the main office building into another building a few hundred yards away. No jobs lost. However, the knock-on effect of the loss of foot traffic past a nearby sandwich shop nearly put him out of business. And that was on the outskirts of one of the larger cities in the UK - just over five minutes walk from the "real" city centre, and with a college a few doors up the road.<br /><br />I'm also sure that this is not an isolated incident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com