Kong, It is only speculation Brown is running down smokestack industries to meet emissions. The country does not have that much electricity coal fired to what it had as Thatcher used up the gas reserves to generate power, hence why domestic gas prices are through the roof because we have to import gas, forcing people into fuel poverty. Insulation levels in new buildings and extensions is infinitely higher than 15 years ago. Vehicle emissions are to EU standards and hybrids are selling well. We have a rather newish stock of vehicles which means overall lower emissions.

Shipbuilding is a private concern and you are saying the government should give cash to them. In a time of full employment (until CC) that was rather foolish to do. Let these industries sort themselves out. The Germans and Finns did.

Money is better spent underpinning what private enterprise runs on, the infrastructure, and not getting involved. Also reclaim the cost via LVTax. Every time the government bails out something many of them walk off with a load of our cash.



The railways I mentioned were a good example of private enterprise screwing up and the taxpayer having to pick up the tab. The right wing media then blamed the government for trying to get right a total shambles. They should be 100% public owned and run with LVTax financing them. Private companies provide all the equipment and design anyhow. LVT will give us the best infrastructure in the world.

We do not build ships because the builders are just no good at it to others. The shipyard conditions are dire to those in Germany. The same could be said for the car industry. Those owning and running them were just bad at it, then they blamed everyone else except themselves and pointed at unions of course. The designs were just plain bad - look at the Al-agro and Marina. Have you ever read criticism of the owners of industry in the The Daily Mail? I wonder why not?

Understand some basic economics and industrial history....and keep away from the Daily Mail.