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Devastating day for our shipbuilding
Britain plunges further into manufacturing crisis
A cold-blooded massacre of 1,775 shipyard jobs heralded a dangerous new plunge in Britain's relentless decline as a manufacuring nation yesterday.
GMB union national officer David Hulse said it was "a devastating day for the UK shipbuilding industry."
He added: "We have already seen a lost generation where no apprentices have been trained."
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