Archive: Manufacturing

Osborne 'letting down British manufacturing'

Despite his rhetoric and photo ops, George Osborne has let down British manufacturing, according to Civitas.

A report has criticised George Osborne for letting down British manufacturing and awarding government contracts to overseas companies.

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Comment: UK manufacturing may be down, but we’re not out

Felicity Burch is an economist at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation

UK manufacturing grew slightly in February, but January's dismal figures overshadow this fact.

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Factories hit hardest by UK's four-year slump

Manufacturing sector has lost the most jobs since late 2007

Britain's manufacturing sector has suffered the most since the eve of the recession, according to analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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Miliband 'patriotism' speech in full

Ed Miliband: "The next Labour government will put British design, British invention, British manufacturing at the heart of our economic policy."

Read Ed Miliband's speech calling for "patriotism not protectionism" in full on politics.co.uk.

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Miliband wants 'patriotic' manufacturing approach

Politicians should be more patriotic when it comes to manufacturing, Ed Miliband argues today

Politicians should patriotically support British manufacturing even if it means backing companies based overseas, Ed Miliband will say later.

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