11-06-2017, 09:52
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#1784
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 15,271
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Re: Brexit: Article 50 Has Been Triggered !
I think we'll see more of this as the trade-off between jobs/wealth creation and a hard Brexit becomes more explicit. This would have happened regardless of the election result but organisations may be emboldened to make their needs more transparent rather than resorting to behind-the-scenes lobbying.
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The Sunday Times Airbus threatens to move jobs over Brexit
Just days before the government is due to begin talks with the EU, the aerospace giant’s chief operating officer has set “minimum” conditions on free movement of workers, trade tariffs and regulatory conditions.
Business leaders are stepping up their Brexit-related demands following the election result, widely interpreted as a rebuke to Theresa May’s plans for a “hard Brexit”.
Airbus designs and builds wings for roughly half the world’s aircraft in Filton, near Bristol, and Broughton, north Wales. The two sites have about 10,000 staff and the company claims to support 100,000 British jobs.
While current projects, such as work on the best-selling A320 jet and A380 superjumbo, would stay in Britain, Fabrice Brégier warned that the country could lose out on the next generation of models. Germany has long coveted Britain’s wing manufacturing, and would be likely to offer state support.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/b...exit-lcwm7mjng (paywall)
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