British manufacturing: all fired up but underfinanced?
Posted by David Baggaley on 09 Aug 2011 | Tagged as: UK economy, UK manufcturing
Do you think the government is doing enough to support UK manufacturing? Find out what business secretary Vince Cable and shadow secretary John Denhma have to say on the subject in the new Financial Times video Firing up British manufacturing. As the government attempts to rebalance the UK economy towards manufacturing, debate arounf industrial policy has moved high up the political agenda. But will regional growth programmes and a new drive to promote apprenticeships be enough to fuel a ressurgence of manufacturing in the UK? Not without a rethink on financing growth by government and lenders. Peter Marsh, manufacturing editor, reports on the political wranglings.
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