Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news

Here's my hunch about how the Government's plan to rescue British Steel will pan out.

1. Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money will be pumped into the company until in, say, three years' time it is just about breaking even and maybe making a modest profit.

2. Ministers will speak gushingly about how the investment has turned British Steel into a 'leaner and fitter' company, and will sell it to a firm of venture capitalists for £1 who will promise to provide the investment needed to take it into an exciting new era.

3. Two or three years down the line, its new owners will say the plant is no longer viable, the Government will pour billions into a rescue package, and the........

© Express & Star