NO NEW ATTEMPT TO SAVE BRITISH STEEL Update 24 Jan., 2019

UPDATE 24 Jan., 2019 -
Mirror reports that the Tory Gov. bought not even half the amount of Steel needed from UK.
One good news China cancelled all Nuclear Power Stations to be build in the UK by them. It is crazy, after all the Nuclear Power Station disasters and not only that but producing more Nuclear Waste which bound to end up in Oceans; let us not kid ourselves. 

UPDATE 22 Nov., 2016 --
There is no improvement especially since the new PM May signed contracts with China to build two nuclear power station which require 80,000 tonnes of steel. It certainly would have saved British Steel. No word on tackling Tata regarding the 'missing' £500million pension fund to be returned.  

UPDATE:  19 July, 2016 --

So far we have not heard any result. It could be due to the change of Government but it should be urgent since it concerns the jobs and livelihood of tens of thousands of people plus the 'lost' pension fund. Tata should be made to retrieve it. Over £500million do not fall off the desk by accident into the waste paper bin. Some greedy fat cats got hold of it and should be made to pay it back.

The meeting between business Secretary Sajid Javid  and Tata Steel it is hoped to save the British steel industry but he achieved nothing but a good pretence.

Tata's board are holding off their final decision of selling the British arm of their steel manufacturing which was caused by China flooding the market with low price steel.

The major point in all those talks and meetings is the pension pot of over £500million of pension paid by the steel workers has vanished. The Government is now bringing in a law to make the pension fund less onerous.

However, if that is the only answer the Government can give it is not good enough. The workers paid faithfully into the pension fund and for the Tata company it should have been their number one priority that the pension fund stayed untouched. Since it had vanished it should be Tata's responsibility to find it and put it back.  It is also the Government's  priority to make sure Tata does just that. These workers worked hard because steel producing is not an easy job and they wanted to make sure they have a financial free retirement which they deserved.

But as usual the Government is not concerned about the workers' welfare as long as they have their pot of fat which they have.

China has now promised to curb their production of steel by 10 per cent for the next two years. It is good news but the Government should have been there to act much earlier. It should have never come to that. Brussels also failed the people because whole Europe' steel industry nearly collapsed had it not for the countries to nationalise it which the Tory government refused to do.

Already, years ago, the warning light was flashing when SSI's steel plant in Redcar went into financial trouble.  The Government let it calmly go bankrupt and thousands of hard-working people lost their job. These people, were not just ordinary labourers but highly qualified and well paid workers. Where was the Government, always trumpeting caring about "hard-working people"? Apparently the statement is not even their worth of breath.

These workers were there for generation and worked hard every one of them especially in the earlier years when steel production was one of the most dangerous jobs because it was manually. All this did not meant anything to the Government who are swimming in fat as never before.

The reason why they did not nationalise it is because they would not have shares in the steel industry that is how callous they are.

LEVY ON COMPANIES HIRING NON-EU WORKERS

PM  David Cameron
has to laugh about 
it himself  because
corporations pay hardly,
if any, of their taxes
under Tory Government
leave alone this Levy  

This must be a joke? David Cameron copies a pledge from Ed Miliband, Labour’s manifesto.

Government is planning to bring a levy when hiring non-EU workers, funding apprenticeships.

This has to be seen to be believed. Do not forget companies' directors are mostly Conservatives and many and many of them donors.

At the same time he promised, mind you it is another promise, to invest the money into more places of apprenticeships.

Shadow Immigration Minister David Hanson said: “It’s good the Government has finally listened to the calls we’ve made for years to use British skills first. Indeed, when called about for companies employing skilled migrant to take on an apprentice. It’s good to see David Cameron agrees with us.”

Directors of various companies complained about the extra cost. The Institute of Director criticised it as “tax on employing people from abroad.”

Director –General Simon Walker said: “This seems particular odd given how depending the UK’s economy is on international skills and expertise.”

Migrant Advice Council trying to dampen down on non-EU migrants and set up a package which includes the new levy. However, now comes the contradiction. At the same time the government could also raise the number of non-EU nationalities that need to earn, will be given a visa. This politic looks like taking peas out of one pot and put is in another.

David Cameron is desperate to show that he is bringing down the immigration which is a problem at the moment but will this really bring the result?

Katja Hall, department director-general at the CBI, said: “Stopping high skilled workers coming to Britain could damage the economy.  We understand the public’s concern around immigration but limiting highly skilled workers coming to the UK is not the answer. They bring their skill and ideas to this county; pay their taxes and boasting growth.”

NEW ANTI-STRIKE LAWS ISSUED Update 15 Jan., 2017

Update 15 Jan., 2017 --
Theresa May new Prime Minister is again planning to make anti-strike law. It followed her grant sounding speech after the New Year including  promise of creating a more equality nation. Well it proved her words are just words as with Cameron. Furthermore, despite NHS is in worst crisis further cuts had been planned.

Britain has already the most restricted anti-strike law in the Western world.

Newly elected Tory Business Secretary Sajid Javid promised to unveiled plans to make it even harder for trade unionists to take strike actions. The new law will allow employers to take agency staff during a strike to replace workers taking strike actions. This is a great folly and will be costing twice as much. Will the government pay for it but it will be no surprise they charge it to the taxpayers as they did with their election campaign?

At the moment the anti-strike legislation demands to have a 40 per cent support from the workers. Javid wants to have it increased to 50 per cent.

Sarah Sachs-Eldridge of the Socialists Party said: “David Cameron incoming Conservatism Government was elected by just 24 per cent of the electorates would not even be in Downing Street if the same law would have applied to them.  The calculation of the Tory government is that they can effectively outlaw strikes in the public sector.  However, they may well be over-reaching themselves in their euphoria of their narrow victory.  The root causes of industrial actions, low bullying at work, long hours, zero-hours-contract, etc cannot be wished away by an act of Parliament. The consequences of the proposal will be widespread anger. The Socialist Party will be campaigning energetically for action, to defend the right to strike.”

=================================================
PLEASE BE SO KIND AND CLICK ON ADVERTS.  THANK YOU.
=================================================

The Labour Party and Unions will be joining.

After five years of the previous government Tory and LibDem the living standard dropped dramatically because of the decreasing payments.

At the same time the 650 MPs had a pay rise of 11 per cent and will receive this year another £7,000.

Rich people doubled and trebled their fortune in the last three years, according to the Telegraph.

The move to increase anti-strike legislation is no surprise to any one and at least to the Union. It must the first action the newly formed Cabinet made.

RMT General Secretary Mike Cash said: “It was on the cards that this government, a wholly owned subsidiary of idle rich and bad bosses, will move to tighten the noose of the anti-union laws around the workers’ necks at the earliest opportunity.

“This proposed new form of law will mean one form of democracy for the greedy political class and another for the organised working class.

“The Trade Unions will unite to fight these attacks.”

Daily Mirror

BBC