Lord Sovereign
The resident Britbong
Let's face it, we went from building Dreadnoughts to struggling to cut our own steel in the space of a hundred years. Disregarding the disastrous effect the destruction of industry has had on the lower orders, this has caused a great decline in national power and self sufficiency.
My question to you, denizens of the Sietch, is how do we go about rectifying this problem?
I would think that taking a bit of inspiration from 1860s Japan is a good idea. Start from scratch, but spare no expense in getting the foreign experts in to show you how it's done. I'm sure (oddly enough) Japan and Korea (countries who's industries are held in high regard) would be happy to help us out in that regard. Whilst the infrastructure is somewhat straightforward to build, the most vital task of these foreigners would be to train up a new generation of native workers and administrators. And all this must be done with as little government oversight as possible, as bureaucrats will just make a pig's ear of everything and turn the project into a credit black hole. The state should provide the funding and the overarching direction, but leave it to the professionals.
The goal here is less to create a massive state industry, and more a patchwork of independent companies that can function in a competitive environment (although there'd preferably be a few tariffs here and there to protect them from places like India or China).
Also, if possible, make a law that effectively bans left wing movements from nationalising them again. Because, let's be honest, this is where the trouble all started.
My question to you, denizens of the Sietch, is how do we go about rectifying this problem?
I would think that taking a bit of inspiration from 1860s Japan is a good idea. Start from scratch, but spare no expense in getting the foreign experts in to show you how it's done. I'm sure (oddly enough) Japan and Korea (countries who's industries are held in high regard) would be happy to help us out in that regard. Whilst the infrastructure is somewhat straightforward to build, the most vital task of these foreigners would be to train up a new generation of native workers and administrators. And all this must be done with as little government oversight as possible, as bureaucrats will just make a pig's ear of everything and turn the project into a credit black hole. The state should provide the funding and the overarching direction, but leave it to the professionals.
The goal here is less to create a massive state industry, and more a patchwork of independent companies that can function in a competitive environment (although there'd preferably be a few tariffs here and there to protect them from places like India or China).
Also, if possible, make a law that effectively bans left wing movements from nationalising them again. Because, let's be honest, this is where the trouble all started.