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Why Doesn't Britain Have a Huauei of its own?

This was the headline in the Guardian Opinion section for May 8 th 2019 written by Aditya Chakrabortty.

To answer this question he examines the history of GEC after Arnold Weinstock left in 1996 and <quote> "all hell broke loose" with the appointment of George Simpson (an accountant), and John Mayo (from the Merchant Banking world).

Even companies outside of Britain (examples RCA and Westinghouse) have been afflicted by the same upper management failures.

What does Britain have to do to create a business climate that will allow world class companies to thrive?

Peter Brooks MIET

Palm Bay Florida USA

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0 Peter Brooks over 4 years ago

Hello Roy:

Maybe it was because it was a different era (with Teddy Boys) and industrial actions (strikes).

I had to walk through a picket line a number of times and run the factory production equipment while the strikes were going on.

Most of the people doing apprenticeships (or whatever alternate name it was given) lacked an adequate level of math's and science from their previous state schooling, to make it all the way through.

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0 Peter Brooks over 4 years ago

Hello Roy:

Maybe it was because it was a different era (with Teddy Boys) and industrial actions (strikes).

I had to walk through a picket line a number of times and run the factory production equipment while the strikes were going on.

Most of the people doing apprenticeships (or whatever alternate name it was given) lacked an adequate level of math's and science from their previous state schooling, to make it all the way through.

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Palm Bay Florida USA
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