The cheap steel comes from Chinese overproduction
The EU has been trying to ramp up the tariffs on chinese steel (from 15% to several hundred, like the Americans have been doing) but the UK government has been blocking it...
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 14:22, Share, Reply)
The EU has been trying to ramp up the tariffs on chinese steel (from 15% to several hundred, like the Americans have been doing) but the UK government has been blocking it...
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 14:22, Share, Reply)
Just goes to show linking together 28 countries leads to bugger all action when needed.
I suspect cameron didn't want to upset the chinese because of that nuclear deal.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 14:54, Share, Reply)
I suspect cameron didn't want to upset the chinese because of that nuclear deal.
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Just goes to show linking together 28 countries leads to bugger all action when one of them is the UK
And the tories would rather see harm to European than harm to China
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:10, Share, Reply)
And the tories would rather see harm to European than harm to China
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:10, Share, Reply)
Yes, we're doing them a favour by leaving.
And if this had been an indpendent UK decision I suspect Dave would have found it harder to bury and would have had to answer to parliament.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:14, Share, Reply)
And if this had been an indpendent UK decision I suspect Dave would have found it harder to bury and would have had to answer to parliament.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:14, Share, Reply)
If the UK was independant
Dave would have had less burying to do as it would only have been the steel company complaining instead of the steel companies of Europe and a great many EU states.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:22, Share, Reply)
Dave would have had less burying to do as it would only have been the steel company complaining instead of the steel companies of Europe and a great many EU states.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:22, Share, Reply)
Not sure I get your reasoning.
If this had been the sole responsibility of the UK gov then the minister in charge would have been called to parliament to explain their actions.
With all things considered it might have been in the UK's interest to not have tarrifs but outside the eu we wouldn't to fuck it up for everyone in order to do so.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:45, Share, Reply)
If this had been the sole responsibility of the UK gov then the minister in charge would have been called to parliament to explain their actions.
With all things considered it might have been in the UK's interest to not have tarrifs but outside the eu we wouldn't to fuck it up for everyone in order to do so.
( , Sun 26 Jun 2016, 15:45, Share, Reply)