Lxxx Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 It doesn't happen tomorrow though does it, education takes place over several generations - it wouldn't be easy I'll admit - I think the difference between us is that I don't see that as a reason to give up on something. I take it this post is satire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey boy Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I thought the mention of education would confuse you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 A million a week is fuck all in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 The difficulty for the British Steel industry is that, unlike the likes of Germany and Italy, they pay a huge business rate and 80% more for energy. On the continent, governments protect their industries and don't rape them causing post industrial human waste. This sometimes flies in the face of EU directives but hey-ho. The Chinese have been buying scrap from all around the world to feed their electric arc furnaces, much cheaper to run that our Blast furnaces which convert ore. The steel industry is the basis of most manufacturing, we have gone from being the world's largest producer to a minnow due to government and business mismanagement of our industrial heritage. China has produced more steel in two years than Britain has in all the time since the industrial revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 A million a week is fuck all in the grand scheme of things. A million a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Mate of mine went to university with a Chinese lad whose father was a member of the government in China. He ended up working with him setting up an operation exporting old steel railway sleepers from across Africa to China by the shipload for years. It's not what you know it's who you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Mate of mine went to university with a Chinese lad whose father was a member of the government in China. He ended up working with him setting up an operation exporting old steel railway sleepers from across Africa to China by the shipload for years. It's not what you know it's who you know.I thought Hu was the health minister? Or is that Wong? It's not just Hu you know in China it can be Wen too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Manx firm to the rescue? http://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/uk-steel-could-be-bought-by-manx-firm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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