What should Britain’s industrial strategy be?
Money matters a lot less than decent government
When RIVAL countries have much deeper pockets and are digging into them, what is a government to do? That is the question facing Britain as it mulls what its industrial strategy should be. A good way to think about the answer is to look at the country’s automotive industry.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Main course, not sweeteners”
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