industrial policy Articles

REMARKS BY LORD MANDELSON TO THE CBI DINNER THURSDAY MARCH 21 2013 AT THE PARK LANE HOTEL, LONDON I am very happy these days to be spending rather more time in business than in politics. I cannot say that I enjoy every moment of being out of government. And I would...

This week George Osborne has failed two important tests: the first being his own benchmark for economic stability, Britain’s credit rating; the second, my preferred benchmark for economic success, Britain’s industrial strength. Because not only has the UK lost its AAA...

It may not be immediately clear what Michael Heseltine, Andrew Adonis, corporate director Andrew Churchill and the TUC’s Frances O’Grady have in common, but last week’s TUC After Austerity debate showed they all believe active government has an important role to play...

I don’t think there is much dispute that Britain’s industrial base is too weak and too narrow. If that weren’t the case we probably wouldn’t be in a double-dip recession. And we certainly wouldn’t be in a crisis with 2.6m unemployed, youth unemployment of more than...