"John Ruddy" wrote
Are they that much higher in terms of quality and specification than recent releases from Bachmann? If like me you believe not, then explain the difference in pricing please.
John.
That's simply no longer possible, EU regulations and economics together with a socialist political doctrine (of which the modern Tory party is as guilty of as any other major party) effectively prevent much British industry from remaining or becoming viable. If you want that to change we as a country have to return to conservative (note capitalisation) politics and protectionist (where necessary) economics ... again though that's not going to happen because of the indoctrination that takes place via an education system that entirely fails to teach any form of "civics" with education in the humanities such as it is being subject to political doctrine combined to the overwhelming socialist control of the mass media - particularly television.
At around a pound an hour it would only take you two weeks!
I've just been through the exercise in reverse (NZ - UK) as your health system keeps head-hunting medical/professional people: Your wages are three times ours, which looks very inviting! Unfortunately it would seem your living costs are proportional, which leaves only a bit of discretionary cash left over, either here or there. Where you can afford a UKp150- loco I can only afford a UKp50- loco _but_ I can afford a 50m2 layout shed by adding $3000/UKp1000- to my mortgage. The Chinese workers can barely afford the basics of life on their magnificent income.
Regards, Greg.P. NZ
There's a stunning picture of a Collett on Steve Jones' website, it's not the Peco model though:-
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Friends of mine lived in England for a couple of years (he came from there, she moved there) before they both moved out here (Australia). To their mind, the salary minus cost of living was much the same in both places. In which case, I'll stick to the better weather and larger houses here thanks (and my
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