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UK to take emergency control of British Steel, with nationalisation on the table

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15 points pmags | 2 comments | 12 Apr 25 15:38 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pmags ◴[12 Apr 25 15:39 UTC] No.43665309[source]▶
Is this move in response to all the trade uncertainty of recent weeks/months or was there such a move in the works prior to the tariff chaos?
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toomuchtodo ◴[12 Apr 25 15:41 UTC] No.43665327[source]▶
It’s about maintaining the manufacturing capability as a national security concern.
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1. gizmondo ◴[12 Apr 25 16:55 UTC] No.43666070[source]▶
It's probably more about pandering to unions to keep an uneconomical plant running. What kind of national security concern the plant that is completely dependent on imported ore and coal actually addresses?
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2. toomuchtodo ◴[12 Apr 25 18:38 UTC] No.43666891[source]▶
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43665525