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muriel_volestrangler

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20. As the article says, they gave aid which grew the largest car plant in Britain

Tue Jun 28, 2016, 04:17 AM

Jun 2016

Sunderland’s citizens seem to have voted against their own interests. Not only has the city been a big recipient of European money, it is also the home of a Nissan car factory, Britain’s largest, and automobiles produced there are exported, duty free, to Europe. The plant, which absorbed workers from the dying shipyards after it opened 30 years ago, became a symbol of the benefits of European Union membership, and Nissan opposed the British exit.

Britain's chances of winning a £200m contract to build the new Nissan Micra in Sunderland improved dramatically last night when EU officials signalled that Brussels will definitely approve a £40m government grant designed to encourage the Japanese company to choose the UK over France.

The European Commission had said it harboured serious doubts about the aid. But a senior EU official yesterday told the Guardian the grant would now be rubber-stamped at a meeting tomorrow.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/jan/16/andrewosborn

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City of Sunderland, hammered by London & EU-led deindustrialisation, happy to vote for Brexit [View all] brentspeak Jun 2016 OP

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #1

Sunderland is the poorest area in England. Ground Zero for Brexit. leveymg Jun 2016 #2

They may feel better for sticking it to the man, but that's about all. It's not likely to make Hoyt Jun 2016 #3

�We were powerful, strong ... they've taken it all away." SMC22307 Jun 2016 #4

This part is disturbing: TubbersUK Jun 2016 #5

Here's a clue: "last of the shipyards" Bad Thoughts Jun 2016 #6

That's true and they're still getting slim pickings from the Tories TubbersUK Jun 2016 #7

A handout is not the same as a job, even a low paying one. amandabeech Jun 2016 #8

The jobs were already leaving. Thatcher did nothing about it. Bad Thoughts Jun 2016 #9

Thatcher was scum, but she has been out for a long time. amandabeech Jun 2016 #16

As the article says, they gave aid which grew the largest car plant in Britain muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #20

So the EU didn't cause the problem, and got around to fixing it Bad Thoughts Jun 2016 #23

Well, that particular example came from Blair's government, and the EU OKed it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #24

I would argue that the EU does more than the constituent governments Bad Thoughts Jun 2016 #25

The Nissan plant came 15 years ago and the area is still the poorest in England leveymg Jun 2016 #26

That's True, But the North East won't be getting either now TubbersUK Jun 2016 #11

You do have a point here, amandabeech Jun 2016 #17

Public sector, office jobs TubbersUK Jun 2016 #19

The idea that Boris Johnson doesn't represent "neoliberalism" is ludicrous. iandhr Jun 2016 #10

I Know - he's a rabid neo-liberal TubbersUK Jun 2016 #14

And the poverty is the main reason young people were for remaining.. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #12

And, this will prove to be the worst of the tragedy: Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #13

Here's Something re Sunderland from one of the Conservative Party's favourite think tanks TubbersUK Jun 2016 #15

Well, then, they need to develop skills that somebody is willing to pay them for Recursion Jun 2016 #18

That's always the vague answer to the question The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #21

Which is why the "bring back manufacturing jobs" demagoguery is so infuriating Recursion Jun 2016 #22

�The E.U. is a mystery to us. We�ve never heard about it up here.� DetlefK Jun 2016 #27

What a load of crap, EU labor and union laws were PROTECTING these people... Odin2005 Jun 2016 #28

I won't say populist anger played no role, but.... Adrahil Jun 2016 #29

yes that completely explains why my friend was accosted in a coffee shop today PaulaFarrell Jun 2016 #30

Let's poke the liberal elite in the eye so the conservative super-elite can govern. pampango Jun 2016 #31

+100000000 TubbersUK Jun 2016 #33

What a gross vote misdirection Albertoo Jun 2016 #32

Except TubbersUK Jun 2016 #34