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Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns

Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

High electricity bill taxes holding us back, say industry groups

Make UK tells government that prices threaten to derail industrial strategy as Energy UK calls for charges to be ‘rebalanced’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025

‘Things could fall over’: businesses and public services on Starmer’s immigration crackdown

Social care, hospitality, health, universities and construction sectors raise questions over impact of plan

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025

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Business groups welcome Reeves’ growth plans but remain ‘concerned’ about Budget

The Chancellor backed the expansion of Heathrow, and plans to turn Oxford and Cambridge into ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ in a bid to boost the economy.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage

Billions risk being lost without joined-up policy on tech, robotics, renewables and training, says manufacturing body

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024

Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy

Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investment

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

Chancellor should axe all budget statements, say manufacturers

Make UK says limiting big policy changes to one per parliament will give companies more stability

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

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‘We’re out of step’: how post-Brexit UK is drifting from EU standards

The UKCA quality standard is imposing unwelcome costs, from chemicals to construction materials

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023

‘A vote of confidence’: UK businesses welcome Jeremy Hunt’s tax breaks

Big firms hail permanent ‘full expensing’ – but some question whether it can help smaller companies

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

‘Flip-flopping’ has cost UK billions in investment cash since 2010, says report

Before autumn statement, industry bosses say more consistency is needed after more than a decade of instability

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

UK to retain EU safety mark in latest Brexit climbdown

Government bows to pressure from industry over costs of switching over to British marking

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

The UK has a PR plan masquerading as an industrial strategy

Britain says it has no need for Biden-style green subsidies as it has a thriving renewables sector. The complacency is staggering

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023

UK must renew industrial strategy and stop ‘flip flopping’, say manufacturers

Make UK warns British firms risk losing out, as Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act sucks up investment

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

Rishi Sunak must ‘reset’ trading relationship with EU, say manufacturing chiefs

European firms have gone cold on doing business in UK, survey finds

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Markets rocked as Jerome Powell warns Fed could switch back to bigger interest rate rises –as it happened

Federal Reserve chair says US central bank would be prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes if data justified it

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Manufacturers fear energy cost and political turmoil will continue to hit output

More than half of the 200 firms surveyed warned that on-going political instability was damaging business confidence.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Fears for UK economy after manufacturing sector shrinks by 4%

Industry body Make UK says ‘no sugar-coating poor outlook’ for next year and ‘possibly beyond’

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022

Companies ‘desperate’ to recruit technical engineers and data experts – report

Manufacturers are competing with top City banks and leading innovation companies to hire workers with digital and technical skills, study finds

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The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Energy crisis may force manufacturers to cut production or even close – study

Make UK said its research showed firms were warning that their energy costs have already “spiralled out of control”.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Factory worker shortages costing the UK £7bn in lost output, MPs told

Manufacturing organisation Make UK said the sector is battling to fill 95,000 vacancies.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

Stuart Rose says business needs quick successor to ‘lame duck’ PM Johnson

Veteran retailer among business leaders and Tory donors calling for a new prime minister to boost UK’s ailing economy

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Manufacturers call for added support amid bleak economic climate – survey

Trade body Make UK and accounting and business advisory firm BDO surveyed UK manufacturers

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