Rape of the Fair Country. The next episode

We take a short interlude from the marathon that is an Independent Wales economy, just to take a quick look at the latest attempt to exploit Wales.

Renewable energy.

The latest, in a long line of industrial exploitation of Wales workers and resources.

Rape of the Fair Country, a 1959 tale by Alexander Cordell, describes the iron industry in the 19th century.

An industry that left a few, the iron works owners, very rich and the workers  poor. With no wealth gain to Wales.

It was for Wales only a  job creation scheme.

Then came the steel and coal era.

Wales was a leading world industrial powerhouse.

Steel and coal made a few, the coal and steel owners, very rich and after nationalisation, made huge profits for the UK government, but left Welsh workers poor.and no wealth gain to Wales

It was for Wales, only a job creation scheme