The Riddle of British Steel

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Rian C Whitton
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I can be flat or long. I can be dirty yet stainless. I cannot be allowed to fail, but am taxed into oblivion by carbon pricing. What am I?

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Richard Jones 3mos

A really interesting piece from @RianCFFWhitton asking the question why steelmaking in the UK has declined so much compared to other developed countries. It's not just inevitable decline of a sunset industry - the EU, Japan, Korea & USA remain large producers...