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Northern Alliance is focused on providing support for individuals while promoting local organisation/businesses and engaging in political advocacy. We strive to build a more independent North which is able to provide a better future for all 15 million Northerner's.
1st July 2025
Sabic confirm closure of Teeside Olefins 6 cracker
The Olefins 6 facility which produces Ethylene has been offline since 2020. Sabic which is owned by Saudi Aramco has cited the high cost of Electricity in the UK as its main reason for not bringing the Plant back on line.
The UK has the highest energy costs in the world, due to UK Government policies over recent decades. The effect of this is having a devastating effect on the viability of the Northern Economy. Ethylene production worldwide circa 316.8 Million tonnes in 2023, projected to be 406.5 Million tonnes by 2030. Production should be expanding not contracting.
2nd May 2025
Election Results 1st May 2025
The Yorkshire Party lead the way for the North, but unfortunately no Candidate from any Northern Party was Elected.
Well done to all Candidates of Northern Parties who support the 'Core Policy' ref Alliance Politics Page.
Support your local Northern Registered Party.
12th April 2025
British Government set to re Nationalise Scunthorpe Steelworks
Steel produced using ‘Coke Blast Furnaces’ is still in high demand (1.9 billion tonnes per year made worldwide). Circa 4 Million tonnes produced at Scunthorpe 2024. All Coking Coal & Iron Ore used is imported.
22nd Feb 2025
Unions request £200m investment to save 'Jingye' owned Scunthorpe Steelworks
The future of Steel making in the North is again under threat. With the proposal to close the 'Blast' Furnaces now confirmed and the opening of new 'Electric Arc' Furnaces on the Site not certain. 'Electric Arc' Furnaces exist in Rotherham (Liberty Steel) but due to the UK High Cost of Electricity, it is not economically viable to run (no production since July 2024).
26th Jan 2025
Northern trains are looking to Buy 450 new trains from one of these manufacturers Alston, CAF, Hitachi, Siemens or Stadler.
Will any of these trains or components be made in the North providing an opportunity to increase GDP per capita?
North West £32,776 (2023), North East £26,347 (2023), Yorkshire and The Humber £30,050 (2023). Circa $40,168 for Northern England as a whole i.e. approx 55th in the world rankings.
- Alstom has a Modernisation workshop at Widnes and a Bogie revamp facility at Crewe.
- CAF has a Train care centre at Chester.
- Hitachi has a Manufacturing facility at Newton Aycliffe and a Office/Lab at Cheadle.
- Siemens has an Assembly Plant at Goole.
- Stadler has a Service facility at Liverpool.
With the 2026 Elections fast approaching, become a Candidate for a Northern Registered Party or an Independent who supports the ‘Core Policy’ which was created in 2018, refer to the Alliance Politics page for details:
Core Policy.
The Northern Alliance seeks democratic and economic fairness for the North within a renewed United Kingdom.
The Northern Alliance recognises that the North of England - the North East, North West (including Cumbria), Yorkshire and The Humber - is a place of extraordinary diversity, culture and qualities which urgently requires effective regional democratic powers and a fairer share of national resources.
We advocate for the same level of devolution, and the same distribution of the country’s resources, as currently enjoyed by the people of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Our aim is to fully develop the potential of the North and all its fifteen million people, ensuring that all Northern resources are developed, economically, affordably, and sustainably to meet the needs of the North not only for this generation but future generations.
The Northern Alliance is built around this core vision and welcomes the mutual support of all Northern political parties which share these goals. While our focus is on the North, we are also keen to build links with parties in the other regions of England, to pursue together a modern, equitable, federal United Kingdom & Northern Ireland.
Current & Future Development of Northern Resources:
Energy
The complete abandonment of Coal & its bi product Methane Gas as the primary source of Energy for Industry without a viable alternative in place has added to the spiralling cost of both industrial production and living. We now have the highest energy costs in the world resulting in a crippling effect on the economy.
Coal: Ferrybridge Closed March 2016 2000MW: Output not replaced. This was the last remaining Coal Fired Power Station.
Nuclear: Hartlepool due to close 2027 1300MW, Heysham 1 (closure due 2027 1200MW & 2 (closure due 2030 1250MW). No existing plans to replace output. It currently takes circa 20 years to build a Nuclear Power Plant at a cost of around £50 billion.
Natural Gas: Carrington 0.91 GW, no current closure plans. Keadby 0.74 GW, no current closure plans. Rocksavage 0.81 GW, no current plans for closure. Saltend 1.20GW, no current plans for closure. South Humber Bank 1.37 GW, no current plans for closure. VPI Immingham 1.25GW , no current plans for closure.
Biofuels: Ferrybridge has the largest output at 79MW.
Waste: Runcorn EfW has the largest output at 81MW.
Geothermal Energy
- Cheshire and East Yorkshire still at exploration stage for potential Deep Geothermal Energy production.
- Seaham Garden Village: Construction has begun on a mine water heat project, building on the Mining Remediation Authority's ongoing efforts to harness geothermal heat from the Dawdon disused coal mine. Vital Energi has been appointed to design, build and operate the low-carbon system.
Natural Resources
Natural Gas:
Morecambe Bay: Two natural gas fields in the Irish Sea, owned by Hydrocarbons GB Limited, British Gas E&P Ltd, Centrica plc, Spirit Energy, production to continue until 2030.
Central North Sea: Viaro Energy currently holds non operating interests in 6 fields. Current Gas field due to close 2028.
Fertilizer: Polyhalite & Ammonium Nitrate
Woodsmith, North Yorkshire, owned by Anglo American Crop Nutrients Ltd, hopes to start production of Polyhalite (Fertilizer) 2030.
Boulby, North Yorkshire, owned by Israel Chemicals Limited and currently produces Polyhalite.
CF Fertilizers, at Ince near Ellesmere Port, closed in 2022. Billingham Plant still operational producing 1 million tons of Ammonium Nitrate a year.
Salt
Boulby, North Yorkshire, owned by Israel Chemicals Limited and currently produces 350,000 tonnes of Rock Salt.
Winsford, Cheshire, owned by Compass Minerals UK and currently produces Rock Salt.
Coking Coal
Woodhouse Colliery, Whitehaven (previous economic Seam closed 1986) owned by West Cumbria Mining Ltd potentially could produce Coking Coal for the Steel Industry. Planning permission refused by the High Court in London 2024. The previous Seam took circa 10 years to bring to production status. 1.04 Billion tonnes of Coking Coal produced worldwide in 2022.
http://lancashireminingmuseum.org
Lithium
Weardale, Co Durham, owned by Northern Lithium Limited and could potentially produce economically viable Lithium. The Church Commissioners have granted Mineral rights to Northern Lithium.
Weardale Lithium, Eastgate, Stanhope: Lithium extraction plant (processing Lithium brine) given the go ahead.
Gypsum
Long Marton, Appleby in Westmorland, owned by Saint-Gobain, currently produces Gypsum for Plasterboard Manufacture.
Iron Ore
Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumbria, Iron Ore production stopped in 1980, due to costs relating to pumping/production. Ore from the mine supplied Moss Bay Steelworks in Workington which produced Train Track Rails, closed 2006.
Shale Gas
No production currently exists due to subsidence & other environmental concerns.
Gas Storage
Two Northern sites have been identified for potential onshore hydrogen storage: The Fordon Evaporite Formation of East Yorkshire, incorporating the Humber (Permian) and the Northwich Halite member of the Cheshire Basin (Triassic).
Slate
Honister (Cumbria) is the last working Slate mine and offers underground tours.
Graphite
The Yew Tree Pub at Seatoller, Cumbria has roots in the areas Graphite mining traditions. The last mine closed 1891. Visit the Derwent Pencil Museum, Kendal for further info. Pencil production continues at Workington, Cumbria.
External Links
The 'Northern Mine Research Society' is one of Britain's foremost mining historical societies
Crowd Justice is a leading online fundraising platform specifically designed for legal action
The Free Speech Union
Credit Unions: Financial Cooperative providing savings, loans and a range of services to its members.
The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. The Mining Institute is the Royal Chartered membership organisation for science and technology in the North.
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