Sir Vince Cable: Britain’s industrial strategy

03/27/23 • 19 min

In the third episode of Talking Manufacturing, we are joined by Sir Vince Cable for a discussion on Britain’s industrial strategy over the years. Listen in for insights on industry financing, reshoring, and the position of the UK on the world stage, at a time when uncertainty is rife.

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John Mills: Investment in manufacturing

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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For the fourth instalment of our series, we sat down with John Penrose to hear his thoughts on the future of Britain’s manufacturing sector. Brendan and John discuss the role AI could play in the sector, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and how manufacturing compares to service industries. Listen in to hear how we can get ahead and be at the leading edge of new technologies in manufacturing and beyond.

Talking Manufacturing - Sir Vince Cable: Britain’s industrial strategy

Transcript

Brendan (B): 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.

So, hello everyone. And the next manifesto pledge we're go