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		geysersam 58 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry "Laborers wanted their fair slice of the pie so the bosses moved all industries and investments to Asia." "Why did the laborers do this?"

mike_hearn 57 days ago [–]

Bosses didn't move things to Asia. During this period British companies stayed in Britain and were outcompeted by Asian firms.

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