"Javid’s meeting in India came as the archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, warned about the social and economic costs if the Port Talbot plant closes and criticised the government’s inaction.
“It raises the question of an industrial strategy for the UK, since steel is the foundation of the manufacturing base of this country and affects many other industries,” he said.
Dr Morgan, who is also bishop of the Diocese of Llandaff, which includes Port Talbot, said: “I am not an economist but it is a fact that business rates in the steel industry in the UK are much higher than in other parts of the EU and energy costs per ton of steel made in the UK are more than double those of Germany.”
“The danger is that if all steelmaking plants are closed, once they are gone, the price of steel will increase and that will have far reaching repercussions on our economy and industry.” "
This is interesting from the Archbishop of Wales. It's the economists who do not care, the ones who have a PPE and are running the country. Maybe they should take notice of the Archbishop. We do not have an industrial strategy any more.
