And now the steel firms come begging
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The chief executive of Corus, the Anglo-Dutch subsidiary of Indian steel giant Tata, has asked UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown for government aid.
Corus head Philippe Varin said state help was needed to allow firms to avoid redundancies amid falling output.
We are looking for the [UK] government to take swift and decisive action to mitigate the effects of the financial crisis on manufacturing industry," the company was quoted as saying by the Financial Times newspaper.
Mr Varin was among business representatives at a European Business Summit in London on Monday, attended by leaders of Britain, France and the European Commission.
Corus has three main UK plants at Port Talbot, S
horpe and Teesside.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7773955.stm
They should be told to sod off, however they are based in Labour areas so can probably help themselves to our taxes.
Corus head Philippe Varin said state help was needed to allow firms to avoid redundancies amid falling output.
We are looking for the [UK] government to take swift and decisive action to mitigate the effects of the financial crisis on manufacturing industry," the company was quoted as saying by the Financial Times newspaper.
Mr Varin was among business representatives at a European Business Summit in London on Monday, attended by leaders of Britain, France and the European Commission.
Corus has three main UK plants at Port Talbot, S
horpe and Teesside. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7773955.stm
They should be told to sod off, however they are based in Labour areas so can probably help themselves to our taxes.
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