Taking a nice relaxing breather through his keen, sharp beak, Mr Eagle Eye shall take a peck at this issue that has been catching his Eagle Eye. That is the subject of troubled car manufacturers, with the
current scenario of General Motors the subject of today's dose of unsympathetic yet immense wisdom, courtesy of yours truly.
Sympathy is over-rated anyway, so you'll find none of that here!
Anyway, let us commence! Derek Simpson, of the Unite Union, has spouted this drivel from his left-wing gob: "This is why government support is so vital; it's to get through this period to when the market picks up because we've got viable businesses. Once lost, quite frankly, they'll never be replaced".
Talk about clipping your own wings, Mr Simpson! If your businesses are so viable, and they go under, then other companies will rush in to replace them when the market picks up again. That's simple market economics there; if there is a gap in a lucrative market, it will not be long until it's filled.
However, Mr Eagle Eye is of the belief that the car industry has had it's peak, and it set for a long decline, and even when the market does pick up, it will not regain it's lustre. These car industries will 'never be replaced' because, in their current bloated, overproducing form, they are not viable businesses for 21st century Britain. There is no use in attempting to safeguard jobs that are doomed; best to take the hit now, and let the respective personnel readjust their skills so they are ready for when the economy starts picking up.

In addition, the problems facing the car industry do not affect only Britain, but most of the developed world. With many already on, and many more jumping on the Environmentalist bandwagon (which is made from wood of sustainable forests of course) and large investments in alternative transport infrastructure, especially railways, these are but two Mr Eagle Eye has to mind. However, the Car Industry has done a spectacular job of crippling itself.
Governments, Techies, Greenies and of course motorists alike have been pestering car manufacturers for perhaps over two decades to create a car that can run on sustainable fuel, to an efficient, acceptable standard. No model has yet been released that is worthy. They have performed a spectacular and epic fail in regard to basic marketing acumen; know what the paying public want, go make it, and sell it to them. Instead, they have been overproducing cars that people don't want anymore. General Motors are expected to declare bankruptcy on Monday.
In business, one must adapt or die. General Motors, along with others, have not adapted, and therefore deserve to die.