The decision by Tata’s board to sell off its British steel business is a nightmare for the UK government. The Conservatives are ideologically hostile to industrial intervention, as the business secretary Sajid Javid has made clear. The priority that George Osborne, the chancellor, accords to deficit reduction places severe constraints on spending. Yet the likelihood is that without substantial intervention and spending, basic steelmaking will disappear from the UK.
对英国政府来说,塔塔(Tata)董事会出售旗下英国钢铁业务的决定是个噩梦。就如商业大臣萨吉德•贾伟德(Sajid Javid)已经清楚表明的,保守党在意识形态上反对行业干预。财相乔治•奥斯本(George Osborne)将削减赤字作为优先事项,这使支出严重受限。然而如果没有实质性的干预和支出,基础钢铁制造可能会从英国消失。
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