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Old 23-03-2018, 14:09   #2490
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
It really shouldn't be an issue anyway. It's good if the passports could actually be made in this country, but by no means essential. Why pay more for work to be done here if it can be done more cheaply, more efficiently and with all quality requirements met elsewhere?

It's up to us to keep productivity standards up so that we can compete in the world, and that will be more important than ever in the post Brexit era. Good thing, too.
As I said yesterday, they will be made in the UK so much ado about nothing.
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Gemalto, which is in the process of being acquired by French defence contractor Thales, has a number of sites in the UK and is expected to make the new passports at factories in Fareham and Heywood.
https://www.ft.com/content/e1578076-...a-7e7563b0b0f4
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