General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

But the coal was cheaper elsewhere and mining here became uncompetitive, higher wages and unit costs was the reasons to import, not to mention new energy sources being brought in and not having to deal with strikes and having the country blacked out. The decline in mining started after the first world war when British coal exporting plummeted, so it would make no difference to mines and how many hundreds of years worth of coal they had. Economics pure and simple.

No one will pay dearer for stuff they want when they know they can get it cheaper elsewhere.