Captain Haddock wrote:Mea culpa Ray. Apparently the future is based upon fruit export rather than AI and Green Technology.
The future is based on a diverse range of services and industries, both manufacturing and agricultural. My post was simply a demonstration of the BS tactics used by Brexiteers to try to disguise the adverse effects of their stupidity.
We threw away all our IT advantages in the Thatcher era when she insisted on selling off the likes of ICL, Plessey. Ferranti et al to suit her privatised dreams. Meanwhile, in Taiwan, a new government backed company was emerging called the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. I wonder how they're doing today?
We had the world's best designers of computers chips - a company called ARM. Ever heard of them? We flogged them to the Japanese and they chose the NY stock exchange. Let me refresh your memory - "Arm chooses New York for key technology listing in 'kick in the teeth' for London. British microchip company Arm will float in New York rather than London this year, dealing a major blow to Rishi Sunak's ambitions to make the City the first choice for tech company flotations."
And please don't tell me how Brexit has enhanced the UK's Green economical potential. After I've recovered from laughing paralysis I might just be able to post some facts. Arguing with the uncomprehending has never been my strong point. If it was, I might just start replying to the AI chatbot lady currently infesting this forum.