Can we stop giving false hope19 Sep 2019 08:37
With this petition talk, its not going to happen (i have a far sized stake in here and wish it would)
Imagine a conversation with Boris and his advisors ,
Boris : With all these jobs at risk, maybe we should save it, could be worth a few points at the election ,
Advisors: No jobs at risk Boris, the mine will be built anyway without our intervention,
Boris: Whats is at risk then , the papers are full of it and there is this petition after all.
Advisors: the only thing at risk are the current investors stake, someone else will pick it up that can finance it and it will be a great benefit to the local economy and the country , but not the current investors I fear,
Boris: so who are the investors ?
Advisors : well a bunch of locals but there is the Qataris , the Norwegian wealth fund and a lot of other big hitters including some Australian woman , a billionaire I believe
Boris : so will that not look like we just saved a load of big hitters money , that could easily fund it between them
Advisors: Your getting it now mate
Boris : but what about the 85,000 locals
Advisors: only 85,000 votes Boris , not enough really , Oh and its against EU rules and we did not step in for Redcar steel did we
Boris : NEXT !!!
Oh I hope I am wrong , but i think the only game in town that is going to bring this home, if he can, is CF and that is no certainty , but his £50 million worth of shares that are now worth the price of a nice detached house in the north east could be a motivation , nothing is over until its over , I am a glass half full sort of person but not deluded, so its down to CF and crossed fingers IMVHO