Posted on 05/22/2019 2:36:35 PM PDT by tcrlaf
The UK’s steel industry can’t compete in terms of size or resources with the US, China, Russia or India
FWIW, for once I wouldn’t blame the ChiComs.
I think the EU is conducting an economic embargo.
With the quiet acquiescence of the May government.
Now we’ll see if Brits are men or mice.
I thought as much
It why they need tariffs.
Steel is a national security issue, though, to my mind, which means you bust your butt to ensure it doesn’t go belly up.
The screws are being put to the UK’s steel industry in an attempt to extort the British public.
The UK’s steel industry has been ailing for decades now. They are grossly inefficient.
Great album
He was absolutely right. Our treacherous ruling class have kept us in and we are subsequently still bound by EU regulations preventing state intervention to save ailing, yet strategically vital industries. Had we left 3 years ago, this might have been avoided.
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