Yep, however theres plenty of foreign steel produces where is cheaper to buy from

Like coal, steel in the uk is too expensive to produce. Investments made by SSI and TATA (both foreign owners of british steel) are not paying back - their customer choose to buy from china/usa/eastern europe where the same investments in machinery and workforce are NOT made.....

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on September 29th 2015 at 10:23:08

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Another steel mill closing, up to 9,000 jobs will be affected, manufacturing again kicked (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Sep 29, 09:34:29
- That's ok, Corybyn will re-open all Steel Mills, Coal Mines, Wool Mills, Adrian Mills, (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Sep 29, 11:19:39
  - Woah, hang on. Corbyn would bring back Danny Mills? (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 29, 11:25:41
- It's ok..the banking sector will bail it out... (General Chat) - yellowman, Sep 29, 11:05:03
- Symptomatic of the perils of technological advance I'm afraid. (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 29, 09:47:50
  - There are plenty of jobs at steel mills that can't be done by a machine. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 29, 09:57:02
    - And there were a whole lot more 20 years ago. Do you think the automation (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 29, 13:34:38
    - Yep, however theres plenty of foreign steel produces where is cheaper to buy from (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 29, 10:23:08
      - Indeed - the cost of living in the UK compared to other places (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 29, 11:27:21
    - Tea lady (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Sep 29, 09:59:53
    - And technology is bot the reason it's closing. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 29, 09:58:59
      - Pantsbot? (n/m) (General Chat) - IED in Selwyns Pants, Sep 29, 11:15:32
  - I've just started reading (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 29, 09:54:08

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