Defence cuts and job losses

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  27 September 2011     10:10128418
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  the staff had previously been told that the workforce had been slimmed down enough to ensure long tem employment.
  
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/defence-giant-bae-to-axe-thousands-of-jobs-2361657.html
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  27 September 2011     10:41128422
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  3000 jobs going,so where all in it together then.rather sad really isnt it.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  27 September 2011     11:40128427
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  a lot more than 3000 brian, for every 10 lost another 12 dependent on the plants will go too.
  
  these are highly qualified and well paid people that can go abroad and take their skills with them.
  
  when the economy recovers and there is more defence spending we will not have the people to carry out the work.
• Brian Dixon

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  27 September 2011     15:38128438
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  howard,you are right there.its a sad trait of todays trends.it seems that the private sector are dumping jobs as well as the public sector.as dave and george says we are all in it together.
• Guest 663

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  27 September 2011     20:36128510
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  Ha.... not me sunshine how can we all be in it together,at this rate there will not be enough of us workers paying into the coffers and thats a fact.
• Keith Sansum1

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  27 September 2011     20:39128513
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  oh dear when will we get a better prospect for the future
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  27 September 2011     21:59128553
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  post 5 sums the situation up for me.
• Guest 656

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  28 September 2011     00:47128570
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  Dave and George are certainly in it together........Rich