内容摘要：The second exhibition at The Little Gallery in Marlborough had online punters bidding tens of thousands of pounds.

The second exhibition at The Little Gallery in Marlborough had online punters bidding tens of thousands of pounds.

The court also heard how she had lied about being nine-months pregnant whilst in custody in March resulting in her release.A list of previous historical offences – which included many theft convictions by both defendants – were read out by the prosecution.

It was pointed out by judge Paul Thomas KC that Ann McDonagh had a higher number and more recent convictions.Bernard McDonagh’s defence barrister Giles Hayes said the father-of-six was "deeply embarrassed and ashamed"."He has asked me to apologise in open court on behalf," he added.

Representing Ann McDonagh, Andrew Evans, admitted there was a "pattern" in offences over many years.He added she had suffered family bereavements and may have carried out the frauds "to try to make herself feel better".

Judge Thomas concluded: "Over a period of around eight months, you two set out on a deliberate course of sustained dishonesty.

"You would go into restaurants with your young family, you would have food and drink served to you, on the value of hundreds of pounds, then you would cynically leave without paying."A few years ago, with globalisation still on the rise, that might not have mattered. It does now.

Grangemouth has two similarities. One is that it has Chinese owners. PetroChina has a 50% stake, the other half held by Ineos.One argument for taking over Scunthorpe is that Chinese owners have an interest in making the UK dependent on imports, when China has the biggest over-supply for exports in the world.

An argument can also be made that it could be in the strategic interests of an unfriendly China that the UK lacks oil refining capacity and has to rely on imports. But as China is a net importer of oil and gas, it's less obvious that China gains from that.The other similarity is that both industries are going through a difficult transition. The steel industry is a notoriously big polluter. The product will still be needed in future, so either it switches to cleaner electricity or its carbon output is offset. Neither is simple.