Trotting out that tired old emotive socialist twaddle is no substitute for reasoned arguement or logic.

Tell us all why British Industry should pay £250/ton for coal when they could get it from elsewhere for £8/ton.

Tell us all why the British Taxpayer had to subsidise the national Coal Board to the tune of millions per day.

Tell us why British Manufacturers should pay over the odds for British Steel when they could get it cheaper elsewhere.

Tell us all why the British Taxpayer had to subsidise British Steel to the tune of millions per day.

Explain how British industry could remain competitive once EU legislation eliminated the Government subsidies to the Coal, Steel and Ship-building industries.

Please tell us where in the UK the 350,000 to 500,000 ton supertankers, VLCC's, etc could have been built.

300 years of deep coal left in UK mines, I actually thought that it was more than that. And this resource you want to burn as a stop-gap?? How idiotic could you be, coal is far, far too precious to burn if you are looking at the long term.

You are welcome to try and prove me wrong, but to that you'll need reasoned arguement not rhetoric.