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  • Monday, 14 October, 2019
    Scientific research
    Life sciences hit by ‘lost decade’ as investment falls

    Think-tank says urgent action needed if sector is to help sustain economy after Brexit

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    AnalysisUK business & economy
    Wales cluster aims to reshape global electronics

    Business, academia and local authorities seek to build a version of Silicon Valley

  • Monday, 26 August, 2019
    AnalysisBatteries
    Britain trails behind in key technology battle

    UK has tiny share of manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars

  • Friday, 24 May, 2019
    Brian Groom
    Sheffield shows that there is life after steel

    But can smaller industrial towns like Scunthorpe follow its example?

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
    AnalysisUK universities
    Sheffield’s success flags funding pay gap

    Most state funding for research goes to Golden Triangle, but private backers go north

  • Monday, 13 May, 2019
    CBI calls for action to boost research and development

    Britain will miss target for investment by 26 years on current trends

  • Monday, 25 March, 2019
    AnalysisNext Act
    How the UK is falling behind in global electric car race

    After a decades-long renaissance, worrying signs are emerging for Britain’s motor industry

  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2019
    MPs criticise strategic bias towards innovative sectors

    Unproductive areas such as retail and hospitality are being neglected, report warns

  • Wednesday, 6 March, 2019
    UK business & economy
    UK can learn from BoE to climb ‘league table’ of productivity — Haldane

    New ISC chair says ‘high hopes of improvement’ for country’s productivity and pay performance

  • Promoted Content
  • Saturday, 9 February, 2019
    Nicholas Macpherson
    The UK must learn from its interventionist failures

    Industrial policy relies on sectoral strategies and subsidies, but that is a huge mistake

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
    Geoffrey Owen
    The future of Britain’s car industry is far from certain

    Automotive production is too important and politically sensitive for governments to leave alone

  • Monday, 26 November, 2018
    Analysis
    Is the UK’s new industrial strategy starting to work?

    Brexit increases challenge but business welcomes attempts to boost productivity

  • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
    UK business & economy
    Closure of Devon shipyard hits UK industrial strategy

    Government had offered £60m package to owners Babcock to save the yard and its 200 jobs

  • Sunday, 14 October, 2018
    Sheffield research labs look to power manufacturing after Brexit

    New facilities are at heart of Britain’s industrial strategy but risk falling victim to EU departure

  • Sunday, 7 October, 2018
    UK labour productivity
    Haldane tapped to tackle UK’s productivity puzzle

    Bank of England chief economist set to chair flagship industrial council

  • Tuesday, 21 August, 2018
    Rona Fairhead
    How Britain can be an export champion

    The government is helping businesses of all sizes to make the most of global trade

  • Monday, 30 July, 2018
    Batteries
    UK appoints former BP executive to lead battery initiative
  • Tuesday, 19 June, 2018
    Brexit
    Pharma chiefs warn Brexit threatens UK life sciences

    Pfizer head says Britain needs to cement position or risk erosion of critical industry

  • Friday, 15 June, 2018
    AnalysisTelecoms
    Security debate looms over sale of Inmarsat

    A preliminary offer from EchoStar for the UK satellite group draws political attention

  • Monday, 7 May, 2018
    Manufacturers fret over industrial strategy delay

    Trade body calls on government to deliver white paper pledge

  • Tuesday, 17 April, 2018
    Geoffrey Owen
    Britain’s electric car aspirations lag behind Asia

    The UK’s quest to lead the world in battery technology is 20 years too late

  • Monday, 9 April, 2018
    The FT ViewGlobal economic growth
    The distracting lure of manufacturing fetishism

    IMF economists caution against an obsession with industrial policy

  • Friday, 30 March, 2018
    The FT ViewMergers & Acquisitions
    Melrose fight over GKN does Britain a service

    The sale shows UK industrial policy and takeover rules need a rethink

  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    Industrials
    GKN vs Melrose poses key test for UK priorities

    Theresa May’s government promised radical approach to avoid controversial takeovers

  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    The FT ViewMergers & Acquisitions
    GKN debate reflects UK takeover regime’s flaws

    Some deals may hurt national interests, but the reasons must be clear

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