tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post4925353067912694647..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: UK Industrial StrategyVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-39812762543765232862017-03-27T16:42:52.941+01:002017-03-27T16:42:52.941+01:00I suggest the Midlands Margay and the Northern Kod...I suggest the Midlands Margay and the Northern Kodkod. Both animals being obscure, in danger of extinction, and little known or discussed outside their countries of origin; all things that are the likely fate of the "Northern Powerhouse" and the "Midlands Engine". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-76782728400463676582017-03-27T16:09:11.255+01:002017-03-27T16:09:11.255+01:00When I read of a "powerhouse" up North o...When I read of a "powerhouse" up North or an "engine room" in the Black Country, I can't help thinking of the bridge, where all the officers are and where all the important decisions are made. In London. Of course. I feel somewhat patronised by such terminology but perhaps that's because I'm used to a Chancellor who has a PhD in physics, and captains of industry here in Germany who have higher degrees in engineering. To be frank, I am sceptical whether the Establishment in London has the faintest clue about manufacturing things. They might be whizzo in financial engineering but for me that's not relevant at all. MaxDreinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-61098487181935445762017-03-27T11:22:24.614+01:002017-03-27T11:22:24.614+01:00"She suggests instead the Northern Panther an..."She suggests instead the Northern Panther and Midlands Manx."<br /><br />Thereby hangs a tail (or not). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-40141392286156770702017-03-27T11:11:48.053+01:002017-03-27T11:11:48.053+01:00I can't help feeling that "Manx" has...I can't help feeling that "Manx" has its own geographical meaning that we shouldn't attempt to hijack for the English Midlands. "Jaguar" and "Puma" are heavily trade-marked ... Midlands Ocelot, anyone?Peter Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-18211338517583159472017-03-27T09:04:25.403+01:002017-03-27T09:04:25.403+01:00Perhaps Scotland can have its own 'Lothian Lyn...Perhaps Scotland can have its own 'Lothian Lynx' to go with Merpel's Panther and Manx...but then again, is the Lynx too independently minded and solitary for the IP community to stomach?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com