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The question is: Why are we surprised? Successive governments have systematically brought the industrial might of this nation to it's knees We're no longer a player in the global grand scheme. Unless we all get off our lazy arses and call a general strike NOW, we'll have nothing left to strike for in a few years time.

Could it be that "our" Wolfgang isn't actually talking about Europe's steel industry but has in mind non-German steel capacity? After all Germany is still building new dirty-coal power stations like there's going to be a real use for that cheaper electricity. This side of the North Sea our Ed Wind-mil-iband has ensured that out electricity costs have about doubled, so we are the natural candidate to take the economic pain. But, then, isn't this what EU solidarity is all about brother? I mean Germany gets to burn all the solid, and our own politicos and trades unionists obligingly talk all the hot air-ity!