Brexit Wipes Out UK’s Biggest Steelworks. Decimates Wales. Media Covered It Up.

Feb 7, 2024 | Why is the Port Talbot steelworks really closing its blast furnaces at the cost of 3000 jobs? Is it because of net zero green policies, like the right wing media says? Byline TV's Caolan Robertson went to Port Talbot and spoke to locals, steelworkers, economists and politicians to expose the truth about the end of British steel.

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This video shows perfectly and succinctly why Brexit was such a stupid idea. The electorate has been duped by ruthless, right-wing ideologues – the likes of Farage, Boris Johnson and even our current prime minister. These are all people who cannot be trusted.

Brexit was never a patriotic move – quite the opposite. The people who pushed the idea of Brexit did so to line their own pockets.

I hope that you, my visitors and followers, can now see why I have been so much against Brexit since the very beginning. From the very start, it was a ridiculous and stupidity idea. Hare-brained!

What Brexit has done to Port Talbot is heart-breaking. But I am sure it is not alone. There must be many communities up and down the UK which are suffering because of the lies of the politicians and the false dreams they peddled. Fie on them all! – © Mark Alexander

British Work-ethic Condemned by Indian Steel Tycoon

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A key adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron has launched an attack on the work-ethic of British managers, accusing them of failing to "go the extra mile" and being too keen to clock off at 5pm.

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata made the comments as one of his companies, Tata Steel, proposed to close or mothball part of its Scunthorpe plant, putting at risk 1,200 jobs. The plans would also see 300 jobs lost at its Teesside site.

Mr Tata, who is a member of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Group, and co-chairman of the UK-India CEO Forum, described his surprise at the attitudes of bosses at steel maker Corus and car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which he bought in 2006 and 2008 respectively.

He told The Times: "It's a work-ethic issue. In my experience, in both Corus and JLR, nobody is willing to go the extra mile, nobody.

"I feel if you have come from Bombay to have a meeting and the meeting goes till 6pm, I would expect that you won't, at 5 o'clock, say, 'Sorry, I have my train to catch. I have to go home.'

"Friday, from 3.30pm, you can't find anybody in their office." » | Michael Howie | Saturday, May 21, 2011

My comment:

I think Mr Tata is probably right. Our managers want all the perks, but without the effort and sacrifice involved. Workers do the work; managers get the rewards. Isn't that a clarion call for revolution? – © Mark

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