Do opinions formed by the 70's/80's affect investment?

[andygardener]

If all that you have to contribute is a rather picky discussion about the city boundary, then maybe you should consider contributing to a different thread.

 

Sorry to bring facts into the discussion. It does seem to upset certain people when you do that.

[Vague_Boy]

When an Investor looks at the North of England (and since this is the Sheffield forum, I'll use Sheffield as an example of a place that investor might look)

 

Does he think: "If I set up a business in Sheffield I will be able to attract a well-qualified and willing workforce?"

 

Interesting thread.

 

If you're a (smallish) investor based in the south, you might have a certain perception of "the north" which might put you off.

 

Look at all the bother the BBC had when they moved to Salford.

 

You might think that Sheffield is a place with little entrepreneurial spirit, where people depend on the public sector for jobs and and otherwise sit around moaning and expecting "the gubbermint" to sort everything out for them.

 

And if that potential investor were to read many of the posts on Sheffield Forum, such beliefs would be confirmed!

 

If you're based around London and want to live in that area (because the north is "drab and provincial and full of northerners") you will set up your business there. You won't want to relocate yourself and your family to an area you have a negative perception of (rightly or wrongly).

 

This doesn't apply to larger companies based in multiple locations. If you're Ikea you can open a branch in Sheffield and keep your HQ where it is.

 

That is, if the council will let you open a branch in Sheffield.

 

 

Yes lets hope they end up employed in well-paid and rewarding jobs, which will benefit them and the country, rather than in some low-wage service sector garbage.

 

But it was with Tony Blair that the argument for moving from industry to services shifted from one of dire necessity to being an altogether more optimistic vision about Britain's place in the world. The architects of New Labour were convinced that the future lay in what they called the "knowledge economy". Mandelson declared Silicon Valley his "inspiration"; Brown swore he would make Britain e-commerce capital of the world within three years.

 

Again, the theme was simple: most of what could be manufactured could be done so more cheaply elsewhere. The future lay in coming up with the ideas, the software, and most of all, the brands. Once the British had sold cars and ships to the rest of the world; now they could flog culture and tourism and Lara Croft.

LINK [The Guardian, Wednesday 16 November 2011]

 

Sorry to bring facts into the discussion. It does seem to upset certain people when you do that.

 

Tell me about it!

[Longcol]

You might think that Sheffield is a place with little entrepreneurial spirit, where people depend on the public sector for jobs and and otherwise sit around moaning and expecting "the gubbermint" to sort everything out for them.

 

And if that potential investor were to read many of the posts on Sheffield Forum, such beliefs would be confirmed!

 

 

Fortunately, business decisions about investment aren't made on the basis of Vague_Boy's posts

[alchresearch]

Waverley is in Rotherham, its in the Brinsworth and Catcliffe Ward.

 

The new houses address is:

 

Highfield Spring, Rotherham, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S60 5TR

 

http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/new-homes/south-yorkshire/H595301-The-Edge,-Waverley/