Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Westminster is covered in sleaze and the UK press have turned their spot light on the government in a mission to expose the corruption. After 12 years in power, the Conservatives have changed and become complacent, full of self interest and lost touch with the role of representing their electorate. … Continue reading Where are Conservative Ethics?
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Boris – Crazy about UK Steel
Photo by Christian Diokno on Pexels.com Boris Johnson, has said that steel ‘is a very important national asset’ and ‘It would be crazy if we were not to use this post Brexit moment to use the flexibility we have to buy British Steel’. There are nearly 5,000 people employed in the UK steel industry. This … Continue reading Boris – Crazy about UK Steel
Brexit – Demanded by UK Industrial Towns
The 2019 election result offered a clear and decisive insight into how the industrial northern towns view BREXIT. They have shown a seismic shift from Labour to Conservative. 24 Labour heartland seats have been lost to the Conservatives for the first time in decades. Constituencies that have not voted Conservative for a century have switched … Continue reading Brexit – Demanded by UK Industrial Towns
The Time to Transform UK Steel?
UK steel has been struggling for years, often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: financial distress, change of ownership, job redundancies and plant closures. This is an industry that in 1971 employed 320,000 but now employs just 15,000. The problems of the UK steel market are often blamed on competition from the Chinese, … Continue reading The Time to Transform UK Steel?
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