A Lady ahead of Her Time, page-24

You say - "the UK still remains a basket case"

Facts say - "British car manufacturing enjoyed its best month in 17 years in March fuelled by demand for vehicles from abroad.
The number of cars to roll off UK production lines rose by 7.3% last month compared with a year earlier, to 170,691 - the highest number since March 2000."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/27/uk-car-industry-has-its-best-month-in-17-years

Luckily, thanks to the union, Aussie car industry is not a basket case making a million vehicles a year.