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17 August 2012
Although it may be natural to blame Corus for the state of the Welsh steel industry, suppliers need help rather than recriminations, says Michael Quayle
The recriminations aimed at the management of steel maker Corus are understandable. With nearly 3,000 redundancies planned in Wales and a further 3,300 jobs at risk among its suppliers, the impact on Welsh steel communities will be tragic. But levelling blame won’t get us very far: the reality is that a combination of profit motive and globalisation (with its peculiar...