Keeping Dead Industries Alive....

[Less]

If we look around the world, we see Countries with less coal reserves than we have, it is worthwhile for them to have a mining industry.
Why are we the only Country that isn't taking advantage of our own natural resources?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Less

If we look around the world, we see Countries with less coal reserves than we have, it is worthwhile for them to have a mining industry.
Why are we the only Country that isn't taking advantage of our own natural resources?

Probably cos of money people like Easton?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Just going to do a google on you here:-

Did You mean

Ya thanks Less,

[cmonstanley]

them ships must be cheap,the fuel they use must be cheap,the paper work from the goverment must be cheap,the import duties must be cheap,the docking fees must be cheap,the trains must be cheap.yes jaysay dont let the facts get in the way of the truth.go into energy imports and exports parliament and you find the truth .we used to be a major exporter bring money into the country.

[Less]

Originally Posted by cashman

Probably cos of money people like Easton?

How dare you besmirch the good name of Hyndburns off-shore benefactor,

shame on you!

[Restless]

I really don't want to drag the blue box all across your link. right click the mouse and click go to.... Too much effort for a hungover Saturday morning....then again, writing all that I guess I could have just done that. Oh well...

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Guinness

We can also look after sick people in hospital a damn sight cheaper if we top and tail them two to a bed instead of having one bed each.....doesn't make it the right thing to do

Nor does it buy coal at a cost we can't afford just to placate the likes of Scargill, who's still milking NUM for every last penny he can squeeze out of them, and using sick people shows just how sick the likes of you will stoop to score points, but that's nothing new I've been dealing with your ilk all my life, a waste of space

[Less]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

them ships must be cheap,the fuel they use must be cheap,the paper work from the goverment must be cheap,the import duties must be cheap,the docking fees must be cheap,the trains must be cheap.yes jaysay dont let the facts get in the way of the truth.go into energy imports and exports parliament http://www1.search-results.com/web?l=dis&q=uk+import+coal+from+greece&o=APN10645& apn_dtid=^BND406^YY^GB&shad=s_0043&gct=ds&apn_ptnr s=AG6&lang=en&atb=sysid%3D406%3Aappid%3D102%3Auid% 3D35dfb8aabdf3daf9%3Auc%3D1362831013%3Asrc%3Dieb%3 Ao%3DAPN10645 and you find the truth .we used to be a major exporter bring money into the country.

Now, that's not like you, for some reason your link isn't working, perhaps you need more practice?

[Restless]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

them ships must be cheap,the fuel they use must be cheap,the paper work from the goverment must be cheap,the import duties must be cheap,the docking fees must be cheap,the trains must be cheap.yes jaysay dont let the facts get in the way of the truth.go into energy imports and exports parliament http://www1.search-results.com/web?l=dis&q=uk+import+coal+from+greece&o=APN10645& apn_dtid=^BND406^YY^GB&shad=s_0043&gct=ds&apn_ptnr s=AG6&lang=en&atb=sysid%3D406%3Aappid%3D102%3Auid% 3D35dfb8aabdf3daf9%3Auc%3D1362831013%3Asrc%3Dieb%3 Ao%3DAPN10645 and you find the truth .we used to be a major exporter bring money into the country.

Ok. Contradictory to what I said above. I did look at the link.

1) www 1 . search-results.com tells me a little about how you use your computer
2) When I do a search online - Do I expect everything listed there to be the truth?

example - https://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&scli...w=1369&bih=767

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Restless

Ok. Contradictory to what I said above. I did look at the link.

1) www 1 . search-results.com tells me a little about how you use your computer
2) When I do a search online - Do I expect everything listed there to be the truth?

example - https://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&scli...w=1369&bih=767

Is it me, your link just gives me a blank page R.

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Is it me, your link just gives me a blank page R.

Nope it isn't Conservative, it is working.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Nope it isn't Conservative, it is working.

Conservatism is the only thing that's ever worked in this country, socialism certainly never as.

[Restless]

Yep it works. The subject matter however....

[Guinness]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Nor does it buy coal at a cost we can't afford just to placate the likes of Scargill, who's still milking NUM for every last penny he can squeeze out of them, and using sick people shows just how sick the likes of you will stoop to score points, but that's nothing new I've been dealing with your ilk all my life, a waste of space

Thats it? Thats your argument?....I'm a sick, waste of space ilk because I highlighted a flaw in your statement using an allegory.

Unbelievable

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by Eric

This would seem to put a whole new spin on the phrase "dead industries".

I'm not an expert on this, but I would suspect that new technologies have made coal burning a whole bunch cleaner. And when you think of events like Chernobyl, coal is a helluva lot safer.

Also, one can't consider the coal industry in isolation, one has to lood at the vital communities it supported.

Chernobyl, Fukushima and a bit closer to you Dr Eric Six Mile Island always get trotted out when the safety record of the Nuclear Industry comes into question. Old technologies

I am looking across at Angelsey as I tripe this, there has been a Nuclear Power station on the island for years with an exemplary safety record and people down here are happy with it. There's currently an expansion project for WylfaB which is slated to bring 900 high quality jobs to the area. What's not to like in that goal to support vital communities as you put it?

And let's compare apples for apples globally please the UK coal industry was in terminal decline before Scargill decided to take on the government of the day. It was being overtaken by foreign competition back then. I am repeating myself but study the cost of acquisition when making comparisons please.