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Why did the steel works go under? down to two people. The witch Margaret Thatcher and her American friend Magregor

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Why did the steel work go under I get coal runs out but steel works you dont really need to mine steel right? Iv never gotten really why maybe because it is all before my time...I just see now that the north and Sheffield really doesn't produce anything new...

 

Of course it needs to be mined - where do think the Iron comes from to make the steel?

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Why did the steel works go under? down to two people. The witch Margaret Thatcher and her American friend Magregor

 

I despair sometimes I really do:loopy:

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Why did the steel works go under? down to two people. The witch Margaret Thatcher and her American friend Magregor

 

Yes you are right it was thatcher with her trade agreements with rest of the world that did it we are goin g thru the same thing in Canada with the states there policy is buy american we have allready lost alot industry to mexico and the states Brian

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Sheffield Steel is alive and kicking.

TATA Speciality Steels Stocksbridge, Rotherham, Thrybergh & Brinsworth

 

Quality steels sold all over the world for making specialist products like parts for Aeroplanes

Workforce is small compared to what it used to be though.

Automation has played it's part in reducing manning for the sake of costs and Health and Safety.

 

Are you sure its alive and kicking? Is it not more of an involuntary twitch?

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Why did the steel works go under? down to two people. The witch Margaret Thatcher and her American friend Magregor

 

I can't believe some people still believe this myth.

 

Sheffield steel died in the late fifties. I know, I worked at most of the big mills. It was a contributing reason I left Sheffield for Canada.

 

At that time, nobody had ever heard of Margaret Thatcher.

 

(IThe constant nationalization/de-nationalization, then re- nationalization/de-nationalization circus, had a lot to do with it)

 

Look it up!

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Look it up!

 

That would involve putting some thought into what they say.

Just blame Thatcher regardless, it's much easier.

 

"The economy is in the toilet - Thatcher's fault"

"Immigrants are taking all our jobs - Thatchers fault"

"Our citys run by incompetent moneywasters - Thatchers fault"

"I overslept this morning - Thatchers fault"

"My dinner is overcooked - Thatchers fault"

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I play golf with a lot ex steels men and 90% of them say what a cushy number they had never worked a full shift on nights some even went out on the town. Plus they got a very big pay out and pension when they was made redundant . plus they can rent a bungalow from the company for peanuts at Brinsworth

 

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I play golf with a lot ex steel o's men and 90% of them say what a cushy number they had never worked a full shift on nights some even went out on the town. Plus they got a very big pay out and pension when they was made redundant . plus they can rent a bungalow from the company for peanuts at Brinsworth plus paid very little in to the pension if anything

That's why they industry went to the wall

 

Paid very little into the pension ? Ten years ago I was paying £ 40 a week into the pension scheme. Sounds like a bit of jealousy there.

Rsol ? Quite.

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shouldnt companies look after its employees then :loopy:

 

Yes, but its a two way street mate, and if what the guy says about employees shirking is true then the answer to the question why did the steelworks go down is weak management and idle workers.

 

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I can't believe some people still believe this myth.

 

Sheffield steel died in the late fifties. I know, I worked at most of the big mills. It was a contributing reason I left Sheffield for Canada.

 

At that time, nobody had ever heard of Margaret Thatcher.

 

(IThe constant nationalization/de-nationalization, then re- nationalization/de-nationalization circus, had a lot to do with it)

 

Look it up!

 

I fear you are right mate, that was about the time I decided to up sticks and go a wandering, did not see any future in Sheffield at the time.

 

Actually, on my trips home I have seen a lot of changes mostly bad but the city is more resilient than I thought back in the day.

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Paid very little into the pension ? Ten years ago I was paying £ 40 a week into the pensit scheme. Sounds like a bit of jealousy there.

Rsol ? Quite.

 

No mate good luck to them. You must have been on good wage to pay that into a pension plan 10yrs ago bet you was pen pusher and not on the shop floor .

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No mate good luck to them. You must have been on good wage to pay that into a pension plan 10yrs ago bet you was pen pusher and not on the shop floor .

Not so. I was a maintenance worker. Did the lot, 3 shifts, 12 hours days and nights, continental shifts. Was proud to be a steel worker and am lucky to have a comfortable retirement. My pay and conditions were thanks to the Unions, but over my thirty odd years the decline was obvious.

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But it is increasingly expensive to mine as all the easily reached stuff has already been collected.

 

Send the immigrants in to mine it on a living wage.

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