After British Steel, what else will the government nab for national security?

After British Steel, what else will the government nab for national security?

The potential nationalisation of British Steel in the name of ‘national security’ must make us ask what the government will justify next, writes Eliot Wilson The dust has settled on the latest chapter of the British Steel saga. Parliament was recalled on Saturday 12 April and the government hustled through legislation which allowed it to “take control” of the troubled company, though it has not yet nationalised it. Ministers put on their most se…

Bring Back British Steel

The Labour government can’t delude itself that the whims of the free market can support our country’s steelworkers — we need a plan for the industry to be brought under public control. Keir Starmer visits British Steel workers in Scunthorpe on 12 April 2025. (Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street via Flickr) A decade ago, I stood up in Parliament and urged Conservative ministers to save the Redcar steelworks — our blast furnace, our world…