In article
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harry wrote:
The deep coal mine were closed as they could no longer legally be
subsidised by the tax payers.

It was NOT subsidised. Coal created economic growth. Coal provided the
energy to created electricity. The economic growth was cycled back to
get the energy. Understand that.

It was not economic because cheaper coal was available elsewhere.

Subsidised by slave labour or government to buy foreign currency.

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