philxx1975 » Has anyone for a minute stopped to think “you know what we might leave and make a success of it” or is that too much ?
That could happen, but my work with different business sectors makes me believe that it is very, very unlikely 😳
The key question everyone should ask themselves is:
“How does the UK make Money”, i.e. how is our National Wealth generated?
here are a few clues…
– Not by selling coffee in US chain cafes
– Not by putting on a uniform and serving your Country
– Not by treating ill people in hospital
– Not by being a successful small business building stuff / selling stuff to UK residents
All of the above just spread the money around society – and serve a good purpose for everyone’s benefit.
Wealth is GENERATED by
1. Digging stuff out of the ground and selling it abroad (oil, gas etc)
2. Farming and fishing and selling it abroad – both small sectors and struggling anyway
3. Making stuff and selling it abroad
4. Providing a service and selling it abroad (including financial services, consultancy, engineering)
5. Inventing stuff and selling the idea / “making stuff” (see above)
Out of those sectors above – oil, manufacturing and services are our way to “trade” ourselves to a stronger future. Mining / oil and gas have been small / shrinking in the UK as reserves have been depleted by 200 years of industrial activity.
Manufacturing has been under pressure all my lifetime, with no Govt Industrial Strategy. leaving the EU does nothing to strengthen manufacturing. A large number of manufacturing Companies have stated that they would prefer to be in EU.
Additionally, to lose / weaken financial services would have a huge negative impact on the overall economy.
So just saying “leave and make a success of it” kind of ignores how the global economy works…