Rover in administration who cares?
25-July-2008
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Rover in administration who cares?

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So Rover has gone to the wall and its all very sad, but the simple fact is that so have many other companies.  Why should they be bailed out when so many others have gone to the wall?  Maybe it's that time for all car manufacturing in this country and by the way, Rover isn't the only car facturer affected by job losses!

Rover Workers are being offered this that and the other.  When my Dad lost his job in the 1990s he was offered nothing.  When I lost my job I had to just sign on and get on with it.  Nobody gave me skills training and nobody helped me fill in the forms.

I have heard quotes such as "I can understand cutting back and my wife can too, but try telling your son you haven't got any chocolate biscuits when he's used to having things there".  You would think this chaps Son was 6 not 16.  I think that its high time this young man got himself a job and didn't rely on his dad earning and supporting him.  By the time I was sixteen I was working!

MG Rover Group, job losses, car manufacturing

Another quote that just about sums the whole attitude of these people: "My wife asked me what we were doing about money now and I said we'll just take it out of the bank, but she said 'don't forget there's nothing coming in'".

Well have they not heard of 'savings' or putting a little bit of cash by for that rainy day?  Obviously they have not!  Also, you would think that his wife could get a part time job at least.  He would have to take a cut in wages but they could manage.  My mother had to take a job and there was no help for her or my father, sacrifices were made and we got by.  It just makes me mad that people these days expect everything on a plate and will do nothing to help themselves.


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Rover went into administration because the little "consortium" who were given about 100 million by the government are now suddenly millions richer because they took the money and ran.

Our government are incompetent as if they had a use these people would be in jail and decent people would have jobs.

The management were at fault, and the government didn't hold them to account. Another example of greedy men winning, the good guy losing.
*Nick  24-May-2007 09:42

 
what experience and qualifications are needed to work or be a car manufacturer or car producer
*Jerry  10-May-2006 19:32

 
I'm english, I do have to say, I do think generally the English don't like the Americains, though... the english far from HATE Americans, not like are close cosins. It's only that some of us are overly proud. Which I know is something we share with you.
*Mr Getdown  05-Sep-2005 14:01

 
These children really are getting on my nerves.
*jk12  17-May-2005 09:55

 
Obviously none of these comments are from me.
*jk12  17-May-2005 05:39

 
In short, we should all be nice.
*nom  16-May-2005 11:10

 
Thinking is suffering. Suffering means no world peace. Not thinking is not suffering. Not suffering means world peace. World peace is the Absolute. The Absolute is I.
*jk12  15-May-2005 10:31

 
I haven't. Social acceptance is the only ay forward.
*nom  14-May-2005 22:56

 
We have been "socially acceptant" for half a century dont know about anyone else
i've just about hadit with "socially acceptant"
*jdt  14-May-2005 22:50

 
If everyone thought so then we would have the absolute.
*jk12  12-May-2005 07:03

 
Totally right...every one should think so
*fhdu  11-May-2005 19:45

 
Wow, scathing. Can you b*gger off too please, if you're not going to contribute anything worthwhile?
*nom  11-May-2005 14:16


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