This paper shows that the United Kingdom has the capability to halt the erosion of its manufacturing base if industrialists, academics, financiers and politicians are able to win the hearts and minds of people at all levels and in all walks of life and convince them that an innovative, long-term strategic plan for manufacturing growth will work. The paper highlights what some British companies have already achieved and suggests ways of bringing manufacturing back to the position it should occupy.
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