The coalition lacks any plan to get Britain manufacturing again
Unite has set out ten recommendations for rebalancing the economy and developing an effective manufacturing strategy.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing’s ‘winter of discontent’ continues
Claims by the coalition government that the UK’s beleaguered manufacturing sector is beginning to show signs of recovery were dealt another blow this week by the reliable Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which showed that manufacturing contracted in the first quarter of 2013.
Osborne’s credibility is in tatters
Figures published last week showed a shock contraction in manufacturing which rounded off another dire week for the UK economy and signalled yet more misery for ordinary working families at the hands of government austerity.
EU should intervene directly to revive manufacturing, say socialist MEPs
Socialist MEPs argue that the EU should intervene directly to revive manufacturing across Europe.
Why Labour needs a manufacturing strategy
Labour must have a manufacturing strategy, writes Tony Burke, assistant general secretary, Unite.
Markit: Eurozone manufacturing “shows signs of moderating” (while the UK’s still in a slump)
The eurozone shows slow signs of improvement as a downgrade looms for the UK’s credit rating – Tony Burke reports on the state of the global economy.
Osborne’s latest manufacturing, workers’ rights and productivity fail
The UK’s manufacturing sector took another big hit last week when official data showed manufacturing had performed much worse than predicted.
Demand remains subdued and manufacturing in decline ahead of Osborne’s autumn statement
George Osborne came under increasing pressure today to change course ahead of his autumn statement as new figures showed UK manufacturing continues to decline.
The government’s manufacturing and industrial strategy leads us down the road to nowhere
The lack of any coherent manufacturing and industrial strategy from the current government is proving to be a disaster for the UK economy, writes Tony Burke.
Aussie taskforce recommends strategic intervention to boost manufacturing
The manufacturing taskforce report commissioned last year by Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, presented its findings this week.