General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

In 1960's and 1970's, I was an electronics and communications engineer. Never any strikes in any of the areas in which I found myself. Not much union either.

That did not stop the rapid decline, and indeed the complete elimination in relation to the UK computer industry.

Government interference: Tony Benn was the lord high executioner of UK computer industry.

Lack of competitiveness: some concerns enjoyed certain protections, and went to the wall immediately it was withdrawn.

Lack of investment. I was lucky, Howard Hughes bought the company that had employed me, he poured money into it. Nevertheless, its continuation was to be Stateside, UK manufacturing soon ceased.