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That hands-off approach is likely to continue under Trump because requiring certain states to accept painful cutbacks may be politically unpalatable, Gold said.

Across England, job losses and cutbacks in courses are visible, in some cases reducing student choice through reducing modules or closing courses.

Then in 2012 nearly 600 jobs were lost, mostly in Port Talbot, in what at the time was the biggest round of cutbacks in 20 years.

The former electrical engineer said it was sad to see what was happening, but he admitted it was "not a surprise" after witnessing cutbacks many times during his 25 years at the plant.

Famed animation studio Pixar is laying off 14% of its staff as part of a round of cutbacks that had been signaled in January.