Reviving manufacturing in towns and rural and coastal economies could help unlock £70billion for the economy, a think tank claims.
The Centre for Progressive Policy said “areas with underperforming local economies contain hotspots of highly productive industry that, if nurtured, could jumpstart the UK economy and transform the fortunes of ‘left behind’ places”.
It called for a “manufacturing mission” aimed at encouraging private firms to invest and fire-up communities.
