Yet again we see the effects of weak labour laws and the disinterest from government, standing by while British industry is bought up by foreign companies.
Despite reassurances of the factories future, despite the workforce having made massive productivity gains, despite the improvement in the quality, despite the corporate memos saying don't worry, the French car maker has said au revoir to the hard working employees of the Peugeot Ryton car plant near Coventry. This is absolutely disgusting. They take money from tax payers in the form of subsidies, tell lies and then take refuge in their home country. The DTI recently offered them £14.4m in grants, but this means nothing to heartless corporate executives who would not get away with the same thing in France.
The Peugeot 206 is Britain's most popular personal purchase. I urge everyone reading this, to boycott any Peugeot or Citreon car or product, to hit the fat cats where it really hurts - the balance sheet.
SAVE OUR BRITISH COMPANIES | BOYCOTT PEUGEOT CITREON
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> I urge everyone reading this, to boycott any Peugeot or Citreon car or product, to hit the fat cats where it really hurts - the balance sheet.
Okay. Let's think ahead: Ryton's gone and it isn't coming back. Sales of Peugeots and Citroens slump because of a consumer boycott in the UK (we'll skip the detailed analysis of the real effect of that for now, personally I don't think it would amount to much).
What do we have then? Factories in France and eastern Europe manufacturing cars no-one is buying.
Two further questions:
(a) How long can that go on for?
(b) Who will be the next to lose their jobs (clue: not the top management)?
Basically the logic of the boycott then boils down to, "we're losing jobs here, so we'll make sure jobs are lost elsewhere as well." That's fair and socialist, isn't it?
But to be fair to you, I've been boycotting Peugeot for years, for the most obvious reason of all: the product isn't very good.
Paul,
Thanks for your response. I agree that a domino effect is possible, but the power of consumers can have a major effect on company policy. If sales are declining in the UK and people are complaining to the company suggesting a boycott, then decisions can be reversed or alternatives formulated. Just look at how fast Arla distanced themselves from their countries media over the Mohammed cartoons. In-action leads to apathy.
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