basically because to get it from our own mines, or industries was hard because the unions had previous governments during the 60s and 70s by the B^iis.. It was the Unions which put those industries to sleep ..How can any industry work when the workers won't actually do anything? At the cowley works in oxford 1/3 of the workers worked whilst the other 2/3 played cards.. the unions were quite happy to go along with this and when the management wanted to share out the work more evenly the union stopped it.. the 1/3 who were working who were also union members were always outvoted. do you remember Red Ken? What a To55er..