John, I am afraid that the mass destruction of the country`s industrial heritage affected some areas more than others, and living in one such area myself, and having witnessed the processes of evolution that came with H&S in the workplace, digitisation, cost cutting prioritisation, downsizing, delayering and now robotic advances, I guess I feel that I was fortunate to be born where and when I was, as it seems to have well suited the kind of person I am... what`s more to want...? Though I do wonder what sort of future might be ahead for society in general.
Seems we and the UK may be more into creating regulatory restrictions for industry than we might be at producing the desired goods and services that might be required..
I do sincerely hope that the MMC can retain the niche market attraction they have held for so long, even as they move further away from the coach building and hand crafted skills employed up until Superformed wings took over from the hand rolled body panel forming processes of the past..? I think Superform process may have been adopted not too long after JHJ suggested to both Peter and Charles that the business needed to modernise....? I guess it might even be possible that in time robots may make an appearance at the MMC as resisting evolutionary processes must be somewhat of a struggle, so types the selective aged Luddite... (-:
Trad prices seem set to follow trad skills, as those who appreciate the nuances of such craftsmanship logically seem to dwindle in number....?
CooperMan, pretty sure you will well know that there can be oh so many returns other than financial from Morgan ownership, perhaps wise to enjoy that which we can and while we can....? (-:
