There was a great concentration of brainpower and capital from the industrial re...

		michaelt on July 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel ousts its chief engineer, shakes up technica... There was a great concentration of brainpower and capital from the industrial revolution, from the age of sail, and from the victorian era. That hasn't lead to the UK being a leader in railway construction or shipbuilding - despite the vested interests.

The unions bear a large part of the blame for destroying British industry.