Was it because they were Breaking The Law?
this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2025
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No, it's because it's the last domestic steel producer in the UK. It says so in the preview.
British Steel is the name of Judas Priest's 6th album. Breaking The Law is arguably their most famous song.
Don’t worry. For some of us, the riff started immediately. Still hasn’t quit.
If you feel bad that it has to be explained, well i know the song and it started playing in my head, but i had no idea the rest of it.
Thanks for explaining!
I'm sorry to report that, due to the ever decreasing quality of the steel bars used in most regulation prison cells and a lack of cost-viable alternatives, tonight there's gonna be a jail break.
Maybe because they're Hemorrhaging Money? £700k a day, according to the article.
The Damascus steel guy Alec Steele, visited not long ago.
They need to keep it running 24/7 because the startup price is much higher than letting it run.
Would be interested to know on what timescale that stops being true.
Would have been nice to do the same in Wales also but that's not England so fuck em.
Tata were offered the same deal as Jingye. Tata accepted and so Port Talbot will reopen after modernisation. Jingye didn't accept and look to be trying to sabotage the plant to stop losing money.
Different circumstances.
What I read elsewhere that made a lot more sense is the Chinese owners, Jingye, intended to turn off the furnaces in a way that it would effectively never be possible to use them again without incurring a lot of time and extraordinary cost.
In doing so Britain would have no choice but to purchase steel from China.
Therefore even if it's going to be expensive for the government to maintain in the long term it will be a better deal for Britain than letting china monopolise an essential material.
Jingye, intended to turn off the furnaces in a way that it would effectively never be possible to use them again without incurring a lot of time and extraordinary cost.
Yes, that's the sabotage I spoke of.
Forcing the import of Chinese steel wasn't something I'd considered though.
It's also worth noting that it wouldn't just be china profiting financially. It would create a dependence on china for an essential material.
Given how rocky International relationships are at present we need to consider how we would manufacture weapons and vehicles should we find ourselves in a major conflict.
If Europe is at war with russia it's unlikely china would willingly provide the steel we need.
If Europe is at war with russia it's unlikely china would willingly provide the steel we need.
I think they'd very happily sell to both sides of that conflict. I feel China would happily see Russia disappear up it's own butt. They're an annoying neighbour on all fronts.
If Europe is at war with russia it's unlikely china would willingly provide the steel we need.
I feel like if China wasn't an active participant in a Europe / Russian war they would be more than happy to sell to whoever wants to buy. A prolonged war would significantly weaken both belligerent and strengthen China's global position.
Is anyone making plans for Nigel?