Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Meltdown warnings as Britain loses 7,300 jobs in 24 hours
Meltdown warnings as Britain loses 7,300 jobs in 24 hours
The Government was today urged to take action to rescue British industry after three companies today announced closures and outsourcing leading to the loss of 7,300 jobs. A series of grim announcements stunned workers and led to warnings of a jobs meltdown, especially in manufacturing.
Posted by Jason @ 07:01 AM (698 views)
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Ohhyesitwill says:
So what will it take to trigger a crash in terms of interest rate rises? History would suggest 2 – 3 % in a year, but surely with the huge LTV’s, the 3 – 4 or even 5 x salary amounts lent, the huge credit card burdens etc, this rise must be a lot smaller now? A chap I work with believes a 1/4 point rise will hit him for £80.
denzil says:
Having suffered redundancy once I feel for all these people. 7300 redundancies in a day is frightening.
Surfgatinho says:
I do feel for these people and realise that people I know might be next. However, it is a by product of globalisation and to some extent the masses have brought it on themselves.
Every penny they’ve saved on cheap imported goods is a penny out of the British economy. Sooner or later it’s going to be payback day big time
Talking_rot says:
I remain unconvinced by the arguement that high personal debts effect the majority of the population. Sure, a percentage of people are indebted up to their eyeballs but this is far from the norm. Should these heavily indebted people loose their jobs, they may also loose their homes if they have one. I read in the papers and hear on the radio that “young” people are the most heavily indebted. while “young” people are not defined, are they the same “young” people who do not own a home because they have been priced out of the market.
Unemployment remains historically low. Interest Rates remain historically low. £Sterling is currently high. Under these conditions a House Price Crash remains unlikely. I accept that this may not always be the economic situation but there isn’t any sign of a House Price Crash today, and one isn’t scheduled for tomorrow either.
PS. No I’m not an Estate Agent but a potential FTB!
Doggadogdog says:
HP brown Sauce will never be the same… keep it in brum,,,,,,,, strange place aston cross, they had a ferrari garage oposite the gates to the sauce factory.
Brown sauce is a essential ingredient of the great british fry up. The English Breakfast. Heinz should hold its head in shame as the descecration of out National Pride.
SOS Save Our Souce.
Inbreda says:
On the bright side, those that are made redundant now and have the sense to sell their house rather than try to cover the mortgage will avoid the pain of being made homeless when the crash occurs and they won’t have the option of selling.
Amateureconomist says:
And still the house prices keep on going up!!
Sirgoogle says:
Inbreda. Those made redundant won’t need to sell, the Govt will support their mortgage repayments through social security. This will mean a tax rise not a HPC. Or am I wrong?