Government,investors and workers hold all been touted as possible saviours of Tata’s UK trade. A truly visionary approach would combine the threeIn just six days the steel crisis has become the defining issue in British politics. Reputations, not just of individuals but whole institutions, and from Cardiff through London to Brussels,are on the line. One government – the one in Edinburgh – has already passed the test with flying colours, with the world’s shortest ever nationalisation single-handedly saving the Scottish steel industry. UK and Welsh ministers – at opposite ends of the M4 and the political spectrum – hold seemed sluggish in comparison. They now tell us they knew the writing was on the wall for weeks or months – in which case their inaction to date has been criminally complacent. This isn’t just a steel crisis, and it’s a crisis of democracy,where the public’s trust in politics itself is now dangerously eroded. Related: The Guardian view on the steel crisis: Port Talbot matters more than China | Editorial Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com