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Originally Posted by Carth
What does 'increase productivity' actually mean for the UK?
How many items in your home are 'made' in the UK?
Here's a quick list of general household items . .
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Microwave
Fridge/Freezer
TV/Monitor
Hoovers
HiFi
Computer/Laptop/Tablet/Printer
Internet related items (modems/routers/hubs/)
Phones (mobile & landline)
Power tools
Clothes/Curtains/Bedding/Carpets & Rugs
Furniture
if 50% more of those are made every year, who benefits?
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None of them are made here or at least a very small amount is.
But, also, none of them or very few of them are made in the EU either.
Most of the world imports these items from China, which fundamentally makes anything related to them not a Brexit issue - other than that we would then now have to make our own trade deal with China for them if we'd been previously using the EU's (though our items would presumably be different anyway, due to plugs, and would either need UK plugs moulded on or screwed over the Euro ones).
And given that the UK must still be a high importer of these items with or without Brexit, then there in principle shouldn't be issues with them.
But then, all of this ignores things like the Ever Green and Covid related shutdowns...