John Mills: Investment in manufacturing

02/24/23 • 15 min

In the second episode of Talking Manufacturing, John Mills, founder of consumer goods company JML and the Institute for Prosperity, talks to Brendan Chilton about how we can encourage more investment in manufacturing. They discuss why the exchange rate is so powerful for the industry, why economic reform is needed, and how we can achieve it.

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Talking Manufacturing - John Mills: Investment in manufacturing

Transcript

Brendan Chilton: Hello and welcome to the JMI Podcast. My name is Brendan Chilton and I'm the Director of the John Mills Institute for Prosperity. And in this series, we are going to be discussing the issues at the heart of the Institute, working through each of our manifesto pledges and inviting guests to bring their unique perspective on the place manufacturing takes in the UK economy and in our society as a whole.

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