I was having a discussion with friends recently and mentioned that the UK was sixth in the world league table for manufacturing. Some expressed surprise at this. Like many people they think that Britain had ceased to be a manufacturing country. I sometimes think this is a southern middle class myth and yet there is…
The events of recent days, with world financial turmoil, have rather borne out my earlier observations about the consequences of a long parliamentary recess. The US Congress has been at the centre of attention. Here, the Government has been able to act under legislation enacted earlier this year. Had that not been in place, then…
