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IN the year 2006 BAE was celebrated as politicians welcomed back into surface shipbuilding. Furness MP John Hutton, Labour councillor and leader of Barrow Borough Council Terry Waiting and county councillor Jack Richardson hailed the announcement that shipbuilding would continue as a great boost to the Barrow economy. Mr Hutton said: “I am delighted with yesterday’s announcement. “It recognises the talents and skills there are in the shipyard here in Barrow. “It is a tribute to what the personnel at all levels in the shipyard have been able to achieve over the past few years. “There have been difficulties with some projects and difficult decisions de, with some changes being challenging for all concerned. ....