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Do the British make anything anymore? Why the UK needs to nurture its manufacturing sector.

Tuesday, 29 September 2009 13:00  -  14:00 

The labour Party Conference, Brighton

Introduction

"We are currently seeing an incredible renaissance for the manufacture sector." Will Hutton, Executive Vice Chair of The Work Foundation ( chair ). "This is the right time to be ambitious about manufacturing." Stefan Stern, The Financial Times. Led by The Work Foundation and EEF, this event called on the Government to build further on the recent strategy review of manufacturing by making sure manufacturing has access to the same levels of finance as financial services.

The event in detail


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Speakers:
Pat McFadden, MP, Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Stefan Stern, The Financial Times; Steve Radley, director of policy and chief economist, EEF; Ian Brinkley, The Work Foundation; Will Hutton,The Work Foundation (chair). 
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