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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 29 Oct 2013

    #TataSteel plans to cut up to 500 UK jobs in Scunthorpe, Workington & Teesside, citing weak demand

    3:23 AM - 29 Oct 2013
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    • Lauren Patterson Sokny Onn MANISH SINGH CHARAN Olivia Lefort Hamed Al-Hamdan James Shyolin adjiajadeh MH Awareness News247
    18 replies 66 retweets 14 likes
      1. Simont‏ @simon_simont 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking When companies are in foreign ownership, uk workers will always be the first to go. No social impact on the company!

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      1. Matthew Wilson‏ @MattW182 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Yet more great news for the North East... RT @BBCBreaking: #TataSteel plans to cut 500 UK jobs in Scunthorpe, Workington & Teesside

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      2. Cllr. Bill Kirkbride‏ @HUMBLEBILL 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BarbaraACannon Does bad news never end ?

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      3. Barbara Cannon‏ @BarbaraACannon 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @HUMBLEBILL

        @HUMBLEBILL @BBCBreaking approx one third of the jobs in the Workington plant

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      4. Cllr. Bill Kirkbride‏ @HUMBLEBILL 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BarbaraACannon

        @BarbaraACannon @BBCBreaking It seems the demand is half of what it was in 2007. Bleak times ahead for decent hard working people.

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      1. Len Wiles‏ @LenWiles 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Cameron's economic growth! BLOODY DELUDED IDIOT! He thinks all is well, and Osborne wants iIslam section on Stk Mkt!

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      1. Andrew Edwards‏ @haddockman83 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Three places that could really do with another round of job losses!

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      1. hjarta‏ @hjarta50 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking There wouldn't be weak demand if British steel was used instead of importing, Forth rosd bridge for example

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      1. Egglescliffe Ec‏ @es_economics 29 Oct 2013
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        "@BBCBreaking: #TataSteel plans to cut up to 500 UK jobs in Scunthorpe, Workington & Teesside, citing weak demand" #Econ1#Econ3

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      1. TOliver‏ @TomOliverTM 29 Oct 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: #TataSteel plans to cut up to 500 UK jobs in Scunthorpe, Workington & Teesside, citing weak demand” Poor Teesside :|

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      1. Lord Si Thompson‏ @si_thompson79 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I'm sure the government said there'd been a 2.5% increase in construction last week…

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      1. Audi-Sport.net‏ @AudiSportnet 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #GideonsGrowth

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      1. kunle Jimber‏ @kunle_jimber 29 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking let them concentrate them in #Africa

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      1. Laura Wilkes‏ @LauraWilkes1 29 Oct 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: #TataSteel plans to cut up to 500 UK jobs in Scunthorpe, Workington & Teesside, citing weak demand” bad times 😞

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      2. cars_and_cars60‏ @carsandgirls60 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking the #tories #economicmiracle continues so much for #greenshoots weve turned a corner not up north mate !!!

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      4. cars_and_cars60‏ @carsandgirls60 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @JoePoulsom

        @JoePoulsom @BBCBreaking remember #cameron didnt want to bail out the banks we would be in a lot worse state !!

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      6. cars_and_cars60‏ @carsandgirls60 29 Oct 2013
        Replying to @JoePoulsom

        @JoePoulsom @BBCBreaking so you would rather have had economic meltdown !!!

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