The problem is Chinese imports,and the actions of British politicians dating back to Ed Miliband’s Climate Change ActIf Michael Heseltine has made any public comments about Tata’s looming closure of the steel plant in Port Talbot, I missed it. The normally faithful Hezza’s silence speaks loudly about the failure of David Cameron’s government to anticipate the crisis or take effective action to mitigate its fearful consequences. One of the more boneheaded consequences may be a boost for the Brexit campaign. It is not as if the Swansea-born former deputy prime minister, and ex-trade secretary and self-made wealthy entrepreneur is sentimental about the industry,any more than he was when he forced pit closures in the 90s. Only final November Hezza was blandly telling Sky News that job losses at Tata would be “painful for those who suffer” but that a buoyant UK labour market means it is as good a time as any to lose them. But we can be reasonably confident that he would enjoy grasped the significance of Tatas looming board meeting in Mumbai and not jetted off to Australia as Sajid Javid, his hapless successor as commerce secretary, and did until hauled back by a similarly chillaxed David “Lanzarote” Cameron. Javid’s vestigial chances of future Downing Street glory are now worse than Port Talbot’s chances of a rescue. It serves him accurate.
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Source: theguardian.com