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Previously on "British Steel seeks government loan for 'Brexit issues'"

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by meridian View Post
    Nothing directly to do with Brexit. However, the U.K. has used “the EU” as the convenient whipping boy over the years to blame the demise of the U.K. steel industry while blocking any efforts to protect it.

    British steel: UK Government blocked EU plans to allow tougher tariffs on 'aggressive' Chinese imports | The Independent
    UK government reaping what it's sowed, for sure. The vote to leave was the culmination of years and many governments drilling into UK citizens that the EU was a cost and not a benefit to the UK. This has been systematic "not my fault" politics and it's hilarious to see these worms (UK politicians) now whining about the leave vote and claiming that UK parliament is sovereign.

    EDIT. P.S. very sad for UK steel workers though.

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  • meridian
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    On R4 probably yesterday, the union guy was complaining about cheap Chinese steel. So this is definitely nothing to do with Brexit, it's just a smokescreen for a number of poor decisions over several years.
    Nothing directly to do with Brexit. However, the U.K. has used “the EU” as the convenient whipping boy over the years to blame the demise of the U.K. steel industry while blocking any efforts to protect it.

    British steel: UK Government blocked EU plans to allow tougher tariffs on 'aggressive' Chinese imports | The Independent

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  • wattaj
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    On R4 probably yesterday, the union guy was complaining about cheap Chinese steel. So this is definitely nothing to do with Brexit, it's just a smokescreen for a number of poor decisions over several years.
    Agreed. World-wide steel production has been next to uncompetitive for decades following China's oversupply into the market. It's been continually reported, so it should not have come as a surprise that British steel was on a hiding to nothing.

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
    #NothingToDoWithBrexit
    On R4 probably yesterday, the union guy was complaining about cheap Chinese steel. So this is definitely nothing to do with Brexit, it's just a smokescreen for a number of poor decisions over several years.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
    With Comrade Corbyn at the helm this is what might happen. And everyone will get a free Huawei mobile
    More Project Fear. Tut tut.

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  • Eirikur
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    Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
    The easiest thing would be to exit the EU on October 31st, simply let industry close down, declare year zero and transfer everyone on to collective farms.
    With Comrade Corbyn at the helm this is what might happen. And everyone will get a free Huawei mobile

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  • BlasterBates
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    The easiest thing would be to exit the EU on October 31st, simply let industry close down, declare year zero and transfer everyone on to collective farms.

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  • original PM
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    'In April, British Steel borrowed £100m from the government to enable it to pay an EU carbon bill, so it could avoid a steep fine.'

    Nothing to do with the EU either.

    But actually £75 Million is pretty much peanuts what I see is the backing company looking to pull out and make a buck and use brexit as an excuse for personal greed.

    Not got a great track record have they

    Greybull Capital - Wikipedia

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  • Eirikur
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    Potentially a few hours from administration now

    British Steel on verge of administration - BBC News

    #NothingToDoWithBrexit

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Thats right. There were 2 options. Remain and uncertainty. I ticked uncertainty.

    Though the correct question should have been "Do you want to give DC a kicking". With options "yes (I'm a cretin)" and "yes, unless it means screwing up the country (I'm either not a cretin, or I'm a Thistle Hotel Heathrow resident)".
    FTFY

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  • Yorkie62
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Thats right. There were 2 options. Remain and uncertainty. I ticked uncertainty.

    Though the correct question should have been "Do you want to give DC a kicking". With options "yes" and "fook yes".
    You missed off the third option "Where's the queue?" followed by "Is that really how long the queue is?"

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    FTFY
    Thats right. There were 2 options. Remain and uncertainty. I ticked uncertainty.

    Though the correct question should have been "Do you want to give DC a kicking". With options "yes" and "fook yes".

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    The people voted for uncertainty. Brexit is killing the UK. It must be ended.
    FTFY

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
    I know you don't care about thousands of people potentially losing their jobs.
    in the end that's what you voted for, many people have been warning for this from the moment the campaign for the brexit referendum began. But it was brushed aside and in stead a red bus was believed.
    The people voted for Brexit. Uncertainty is killing the UK. It must be ended.

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  • Eirikur
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    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
    They can always join the Dutch porn industry
    No they can't after brexit

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