eastbank Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 But the lack of flexibility for sovereign nations is making it worse than it needs to be. Not joining the Euro was one of Thatcher's very few successes. and giving our lot some lovely council houses....and now the oldies live rent free saving about...5 grand a year...where are they off to in january...benidorm on the proceedings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 What utter garbage. There is only Sheffield Forgemasters left which produces engineering steels within the city boundaries! Please point me in the direction of these phantom steelworks. He did not say there were more works. He said that more steel is produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 he did not say there were more works. He said that more steel is produced. where???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 where???????? You already mentioned that there is only one plant left. How is it that you need to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbank Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I reckon this song will be No1 again, as it was for Charlie and Di's wedding back in the summer of 1981 when it seemed all of Sheffield was closing down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WhhSBgd3KIGhostTown 2011 looks promising....another royal wedding...wednesday on the up...and the specials touring...the future is deffo blue and white...but never never red..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 If the euro collapses, it will be as a result of the credit crunch, which Thatcher did not predict. In fact she was a major player in sowing the seeds which made it all possible, and at no time warned of the impending disasster. So if she turns out to have been right about the Euro, it will be as a consequence of coincidence, rather than any great understanding of long term global economic trends, which she clearly never possessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 You already mentioned that there is only one plant left. How is it that you need to ask? That plant only produces around 1500 tonnes per week. BSC Tinsley Park used to regulary produce over 10,0000 tonnes PER WEEK back in the year of it's closure in '85.!!!!!!!!! On top of that was all the private sector eg Firth-Brown, Hadfields, Brown Bayley + many, many more smaller ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbank Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 What utter garbage. There is only Sheffield Forgemasters left which produces engineering steels within the city boundaries! Please point me in the direction of these phantom steelworks. what about stocksbridge...they not investing.....anyway who needs dirty steelworks when we have tidied up the east end.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 what about stocksbridge...they not investing.....anyway who needs dirty steelworks when we have tidied up the east end.... They are investing in what's left of it! in the aerospace melting shop. Bulk steelmaking ceased there with the closure of the main melting shop a few years ago, as production was transferred to Toytown. Stocksbridge used to produce alot similar to Tinsley Park. Since then much of this has gone from Rotherham to elsewhere in Corus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 The main reason for the delcine in the early '80's was because Sheffield made 'special' steels for use in the UK engineering industries, all of which were decimated around this time, coupled with the Conservative govt's privatisation of this sector of the industry in the Phoenix 1 and 2 privatisation schemes, which was to see dramatic reductions in the manpower and capacityin both the nationalised and private sector. Anyway, too much for a Saturday night! What about overseas exports? Sheffield cutlery was on every table around the world until the Japs got into the business now the Chinese are making the stuff which is crap but a lot cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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