LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Nail in the coffin by preferring foreign steel

Madam, – We are all aware with alarm of the possible demise of British Steel and with it the livelihoods of thousands of workers.

Together with this we should be aware of such an event impacting on the very heart of communities, together with the knock-on effect on supply chains and allied companies.

British Steel is acknowledged worldwide for its quality and durability.

Why then is it facing collapse?

The answer is two-fold. Firstly China is flooding the market with inferior steel and global markets are being seduced by short term financial benefits as opposed to longer term quality.

Secondly, the new Forth bridge has been built with cheap grade

in Scotland were made from British steel?

Add on that the workers were mainly foreign and the idea of wind turbines being an economic success is false since the subsidies paid made electricity bills rocket. Chinese steel when it could have been constructed, albeit at a slightly greater cost, with our own much superior steel.

Indeed, the quality aspect may in future years return to haunt us and result in costly repairs.

It is, of course, easily arguable that if we do not place our faith in British Steel we are merely hammering yet another

Its decision is to spend £20 million transforming it into a museum on the history of Perth.

This sounds very like an attempt to compete with Dundee’s new and ultra-modern V&A.

Perth is in the centre of Scotland and has long needed a modern conference facility.

Large conferences are forced to use the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling to obtain the space they require.

There was some discussion during the planning of the Perth Concert Hall to cater for nail in the latter’s coffin.

The government must face up to its obligations and come to the rescue of this company in the short term with financial support, and in the long term invest in this vital industry to ensure that British Steel exists for its workers and the country as a whole and our national security. conferences, but this was never included.

This latest decision by the council seems like another opportunity missed.

Anyone who has organised, or attended, conferences worldwide, will know that catering space within a conference hall facility is vital. Every city in North America caters for large and small meetings, with lunch served on site in under one hour.

Perth City Hall could easily be transformed into a large modern conference centre.

The upper floor could be divided when required