British Steel staff and civil servants will spend Monday attempting to avert the permanent shutdown of Britain’s last primary steelmaking plant.
The company, which was taken over by the Government on Saturday, faces a race against time to ensure it has enough raw materials to keep the two blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant burning.
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In Poland they closing to because is Germany wish and Germany buy Polish minors and steel factories to continue expansion, mean WW2
Die Wähler werden nie kapieren,das sie immer und immer wieder von diesen Elite Politiker mitsamt ihren Korupten Schmarotzer Kumpels und den Medien nur über den Tisch gezogen werden sie sind zu dumm zu feige und Komplett Medeieverblödet !!!
Big steel plant
An out of date run down plant, requires full refurbishment or replacement.
This smacks of 2003/4 Motor Industry.
It will drain dry any resources that are put in until the penny drops
The UK is now a mess that very few could have imagined from 30 – 40 years ago. But Blair and Brown new best and we know the rest.
Your boiler is going….but burning imported coal is OK..
Perhaps a joint deal with both Tata and Rainham Steel should be examined. If the figures make sense to common sense and technical expertise and logistics, it would be worthwhile in sound aspects. The loss of livelihoods for 2,700 staff is a serious matter.
A sensible solution would cheer up all those families in Scunthorpe.
The high cost of electricity is a big concern. That cost must be reduced for all of industry.
This is only because of Nigel Farage visiting and telling people what was going to happen what a spineless bunch of politicians we have
I hope it is saved but I am a major cynic. Nationalised within three months and then, within three years, the union is balloting workers on strike action unless a 20% pay increase is agreed, or some such nonsense.
Buying coke coal from Japan via China now blackmailed head to ransom!! Looks like, end day Blackrock owners control china usa here every country via banks control
All of Britain are behind you how good you all are
Net zero before common sense UK has gas and coal that could provide thousands of jobs.The powers that be should put country first and not send jobs overseas where pollution standards are less.
1st step in a return to being a provider rather than a user. Too little too late. Should have listened to the engineers and not politicians years ago.
Ah dont fret ..the Scottish MSP's have awarded themselves a £20 thousand pounds per year wage rise ..all out of fairness as First Minister Swinney has informed everyone ! Thats a £384 pounds and change per week …every week . Cost of living crisis ….yeah sure !
I was never a Labour supporter and still am not as I hate politicians.. but the privatisation of our railways, infrastructure, housing was the most disgusting episode of our countries history… all for a quick profit… now we reap the reward of this short sightedness
Once those furnaces are turned off they're useless. Who is going to pay for that? The government will no doubt levy the taxpayer for their own ignorant incompetence.
Gotta add "civil service" to the title so the plebs think the government are in control 😂
All bull 💩 to make it look like the government's bothered 😅
Meanwhile there are tons of coking coal in Cumbria scuppered by Climate Clown Milliband 😂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6n-WR5ZaBE&ab_channel=Templar%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7
A takeover and Nationalisation is required but not The Communism of Starmer another enemy.
Great news the civil servants have got involved. That will sort it then. What a bloody mess. The country who started the industrial revolution lost 2 blast furnace’s at Port Talbot in September and are now on the brink of losing our last 2 meaning we can no longer make iron/steel. Let’s hope we never have to defend ourselves. We could always throw a few apples. Just for the record with the 4 blast furnaces in operation the UK still made less steel in one YEAR than China makes in one DAY. Just as long as we reduce our CO2 emissions 🤦♂️
Steel, like coal, water and electricity is fundamental to our economy and yet we allow closures and hostile take overs. Pure greed by the government’s. Anyone who fabricates and welds with steel knows that certain imported steel is utter rubbish.
My right ear loved this. Left ear not so much.
Nationalising companies is against the principles of democracy and a free market economy. The UK is heading towards socialism and communism with the British government already controlling railways, postal services, military and more. All these need to be privatised. Only a military intervention can now save British democracy.
It wont be cheap to produce steel in scunthorpe labour will make sure of that , net zero is killing.any chance of it
Civil servants A TITLE THAT WILL GO DOWN IN UK HISTORY THE SAME WAY THE TITLE OF BANKERS AND ESTATE AGENTS HAVE GONE