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
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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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