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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (7 children)

What do they even manufacture?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

They have some of the world's most renowned racism factories

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Motorcycles, tractors and other machines which require goblin fingers as thin as chop sticks to service because the bolts are in such unnecessarily tight places.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently their main production branches are chemistry products, pharmaceuticals, machinery, some electronics and metals.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I tried to look into it too. The org mentioned (Make UK) has reports for "quarterly outlooks" as they call it but it for reason only mentions percent change per sector rather than total output. I only skimmed it poorly so I could have missed some things. Also I am too dumb to read these things.

There is a Wikipedia article on "Manufacturing in UK" which says that a significant portion of their output is stuff like cars and airplane parts. Something interesting it mentions is that a lot (maybe all) car companies that started in England have now been bought by foreign entities. For example, Tata (from India) have bought Jaguar which I find mind boggling. There is only one motorcycle company that is proper Bri'ish right now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is only one motorcycle company that is proper Bri’ish right now.

Which one? Couldn't find the article you mentioned

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_in_the_United_Kingdom

Triumph Motorcycles Ltd is the only wholly British owned major transport manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

scones and useless monarchs.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Right? I'm amazed they were even in the top ten.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

lol that was my first reaction too