Re: A great shame, but probably inevitable.
See my comment above about how untaxed Chinese imports are killing the UK.
No tax, and the total cost of the Chinese part is less than we would pay to ship.
Is it worth making stuff in the UK? Not really, unless you're already doing huge volume. I can't buy the steel for what China can deliver the thing to your door for, it isn't worth doing because just the VAT on the finished item is more than the ticket price from Asia.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
