Some thoughts on returning to a strike-bound Britain 45 years after the original Winter of Discontent--and why none of the troubles shake the mystique of the place for me
Love London for many of the same reasons, despite the decline. But how are you travelling east to London at same time as you are travelling west in your EV?
The profits went to London, Manchester, Brighton etc to keep business taxes low while encouraging foreign investment in England. My family in Glasgow saw few benefits. I have cousins now in their 60s who have never worked! Living on the dole, drinking in the pubs, watching Rangers on TV. The ship building industry on the Clyde collapsed, unemployment soared, and young educated parents (like mine) emigrated to Canada, Oz, NZ. No wonder the SNP took root in the 70s.
True. North Sea oil did a lot to cushion the general de-industrialization of Britain. Unfortunately, as in many other countries, it is also heavily subsidized and so its contribution varies from year to year. The UK is such a huge economy, though, compared with, say, Norway, that the North Sea supplies only about half of own domestic demand.
Love London for many of the same reasons, despite the decline. But how are you travelling east to London at same time as you are travelling west in your EV?
The trip to the UK is a little “amuse bouche” because I got an invite to go. The EV trip starts around April 1.
The profits went to London, Manchester, Brighton etc to keep business taxes low while encouraging foreign investment in England. My family in Glasgow saw few benefits. I have cousins now in their 60s who have never worked! Living on the dole, drinking in the pubs, watching Rangers on TV. The ship building industry on the Clyde collapsed, unemployment soared, and young educated parents (like mine) emigrated to Canada, Oz, NZ. No wonder the SNP took root in the 70s.
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North Sea oil !! Thank you Scotland.
True. North Sea oil did a lot to cushion the general de-industrialization of Britain. Unfortunately, as in many other countries, it is also heavily subsidized and so its contribution varies from year to year. The UK is such a huge economy, though, compared with, say, Norway, that the North Sea supplies only about half of own domestic demand.