MakeAmazing on 09 April 2013
We certainly aren't running out of coal, but its not cost effective to get it, so should we continue to do so?
As for Engineering we are pretty good as a country at that and have been for years, now if you meant Manufacturing... we haven't (and wont) be able to compete in that industry while countries like India and China pay their staff so little money... they can make items quite cheaply. Also they have lots of mineral resources under the ground, so whatever we make it isnt cost effective unless its high quality. This is why UK is better as a tech/engineering/services country rather than a manufacturing country.
For me i wish we would spend more on Space research, but there is too much negative thinking on that aspect in the UK.
