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before the pandemic, there was up to a year long waiting list to visit the factory. tours have stopped for now, but are plans to bring it back, so stay tuned. i am a fifth generation steinway. my great grandfather ran a company and my great great grandfather founded the company. it was a classic immigration story. there are more opportunities here. he wasn t a rich man or a poor man, he was a tradesman, his trade was piano making. if ever there was a case study for the great american dream, miles s family could be it. in fact, my double great grandfather never learned english, didn t have to. he lived in a german speaking area, and it was also illiterate. we didn t need to learn to read and write because he knew had to use a hammer and chisel. through the years, the spirit of opportunity has remained. it s a true new york story in a very new york place. we have people coming from all over
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but others, like the meat and dairy industries, who sell goods to the eu, say it s made trading easier. we would see the protocol as something to build on. we would be concerned about anything that damages trade, particularly into. obviously, the risk here is trading into europe. is trade into europe. it s worth remembering how we got here. the prime minister was on a farm in hayle in cornwall this morning and was asked. have you driven any other tractors? i ve driven a lot of tractors in my. yeah, i have. indeed, he has this an election stunt not burdened with subtlety back in 2019. he won the election and did deliver brexit, but with the protocol attached, it s had profound political consequences in northern ireland. sinn fein regard overriding elements of it irresponsible. the democratic unionists won t go back into devolved government unless it changes.
china for they have 50% of the access to the rare earths. and we rely on china for 85% of the production processing of those rare earths, which are components you know, parts of the supply chain that we really need to invest at home. latin america has sources, canada has sources. also, you know, it s not just the infrastructure and investment in jobs act was a down payment. so that point is clear. it s one that was that will certainly accelerate the you know, the green transition. there will be a huge amount of investment in grid and, you know, transmission lines. but at the same time, we re doing this, the supply chain diversification with allies. and that whole concept of friendshoring is a great one. the one thing we really need to do better on is trade.