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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott

RARE PHOTOS: The uk has a pr plan masquerading as an industrial strategy | Vintage Vibes

A solar charging canopy at Whitelee windfarm visitor centre
Britain believes, somewhat complacently, that it has a thriving renewables sector. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Countries that are serious about manufacturing have industrial strategies. The US and China have one. So do Germany and France.

Britain does not have an industrial strategy. Rishi Sunak talks about turning the UK into a “science and technology superpower” but that’s all it is: talk. It is a PR strategy masquerading as an industrial strategy.

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