Buying British

A British company has been chosen for Australia's largest peace-time warship-building program, under a $35 billion contract to produce nine high-tech, anti-submarine frigates.

Defence sources told AM, while BAE's offering was considered the most advanced and lethal of the three designs, it could also be the riskiest option given the ship has yet to be built, and will not be operational in the UK until 2027.

They will replace the ANZAC Class Frigates and will be made in Adelaide from Australian steel.



Note the last paragraph:

In the lead-up to the announcement there was growing industry speculation that if BAE Systems secured the $35 billion contract, Australia would be likely to sign one of the first Free Trade Agreements with the UK after Brexit, and could soon begin to export Bushmaster vehicles to the British Army.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-2...rogram/9922666

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Looks like you got yourselves a bargain there!

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Hi

False News, no advantage to the UK at all.

The ships are being built in Australia.

No new jobs here in the UK.

Brexit Bonus it is not.

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of course they're being built in OZ - we're not gonna come all the way over there to build the bloody things - especially with the unpredictable weather ya offering!!

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That's absolute rubbish. It's designed by a British company who will oversee the construction, no doubt the instrumentation, electronics, weaponry and god knows what else will come from the UK.

BTW I noticed that my latest packet Shredded Wheat was packaged differently (I only buy it in winter). When I looked at the packet it was Made in the UK previously it came from Canada. I shall watch with interest to see in my HP Sauce changes from "Made in the Netherlands" to "Made in the UK". Perhaps even Yorkshire Tea will in future come from Yorkshire rather than Saudi Arabia.

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There is only one useful thing that comes out of Yorkshire and it works wonders on your roses.

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'May your whippets contract the clap and your pigeons lose their sense of direction.'

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might I suggest he try the job of " sterilising camels with the two brick method" but leaving his thumbs in place??

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well I suppose we could offer some jobs to Brits and even transport them here, BUT I don't think they would survive the harsh climatic conditions we hear that they are wilting at 28C heat conditions??

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Tis hot here right now it was 38degrees yesterday in the garden in the sun... that's hot . Great that a British company got the contract...thank you Australia