Harland & Wolff: why the UK needs to keep historic Belfast shipyard – and heavy industry – afloat

Shipyard workers in Belfast are fighting to keep crisis-hit Harland & Wolff in business, writes Pete Hodson. They have called on new British prime minister Boris Johnson to re-nationalise the H&W yard and allow the company to compete for further work.

But administrators are circling, there’s no buyer in place and the firm’s Norwegian parent company has serious cash flow issues.