Manufacturing
Cameron still doesn’t get the need for an interventionist manufacturing strategy
David Cameron and George Osborne still don’t get the need for a robust and interventionist manufacturing strategy, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.
Cable: Coalition lacks “a compelling vision of where the country is heading”
Business secretary Vince Cable has accused the government of lacking “a compelling vision of where the country is heading beyond sorting out the fiscal mess”.
Is the government finally ‘getting it’ on industrial policy?
Tony Burke assesses Nick Clegg’s commitment to industrial policy, and asks whether it shows he’s getting better, or if it’s just all talk.
Cable calls for return of industrial policy
Will Straw writes on Vince Cable's attempt to reclaim the comparative advantage of British industry.
The US has turned a corner in unemployment; can we follow them?
Tony Burke reports on the continuing rise in employment in the USA - and asks if we can follow their path.
USA: The state of the unions
Tony Burke reviews the state of the American union movement as they recover from the great recession.