Good news for Barrow

[Matesrates]

Government has awarded £3.95 billion to BAE systems to develop the next generation submarine known as SSN-AUKUS. An additional 2,700 jobs will be created with the workforce rising to 12.500 eventually.

 

[April13th1970]

Is that the Astute class replacement?

 

[seasideone]

I believe HS2 will be finished before it launches though.

The lead time on these big projects is understandable and enormous.

 

[Ollygon]

Government has awarded £3.95 billion to BAE systems to develop the next generation submarine known as SSN-AUKUS. An additional 2,700 jobs will be created with the workforce rising to 12.500 eventually.

Trouble is, it'll only be able to go from London to Birmingham

 

[TSSeasider]

Trouble is, it'll only be able to go from London to Birmingham

Whilst that is a funny comment, you are going to recognise it's good news for the NW and the defence of our country.

 

[Ollygon]

Whilst that is a funny comment, you are going to recognise it's good news for the NW and the defence of our country.

It is, but this scumbag of a Government will try and dress it up as the answer to all the North's prayers.

 

[Matesrates]

There no doubt the benefits will spread further than Barrow, to take on that number of people, they’ll have to bring them in from outside the area. Also, more people, with more money, will want to spend their leisure time outside Barrow, the lakes and the Fylde coast for example.