Was Maggie right to destroy the mining industry?
Well ask yourself this question who do you think profited from the destruction of the British mining industry. Britain certainly didn’t as the more coal we imported, the worse our balance of payments became. And who do you think profited from the construction of the terminals and the unloading of all of this imported coal, I’lll give you a clue the party they belong to begins with a C, not very patriotic and good for Britain when you work out what it actually costs to close viable British pits. Germany’s pits are very much like the pits that Britain once had, deep mined and unprofitable, yet Germany hasn’t shutdown and closed most of their pits for a handful of silver. Germany understands that energy is a strategic resource that cannot and should not be compromised, and they also understand that even if they are unprofitable it is still cheaper to produce and mine your own coal rather than have to import it. In 2007 Germany produced 201 million tonnes of coal. Britain produced 17 milli
