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Bryan Gould
Talking Manufacturing podcast: Bryan Gould discusses how an overvalued exchange rate makes the UK's manufacturing sector uncompetitive From The John Mills Institute for Prosperity

In the sixth episode of Talking Manufacturing, former MP and member of the Labour Party’s Shadow Cabinet, Bryan Gould, talks about the impact of the UK’s exchange rate policy on the country’s manufacturing sector.

Emma Lewell Buck
Talking Manufacturing podcast: Emma Lewell-Buck MP discusses the importance of education to the manufacturing industry From The John Mills Institute for Prosperity

In the fifth episode of Talking Manufacturing, Emma Lewell-Buck, Labour MP for South Shields, talks about why education and upskilling is so essential for the manufacturing industry and for the UK economy as a whole.

John Penrose MP
Talking Manufacturing podcast: John Penrose MP talks about how we can maximise our ambition in the manufacturing sector From The John Mills Institute for Prosperity

In the fourth episode of Talking Manufacturing, John Penrose, Conservative MP for Weston-Super-Mare, discusses how we can think outside the box and push the boundaries of what’s possible for the manufacturing industry.

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Talking Manufacturing podcast: Sir Vince Cable discusses the difficulties in financing manufacturing From The John Mills Institute for Prosperity

In the third episode of Talking Manufacturing, Sir Vince Cable, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, discusses the structural problems that are impacting the ability of British manufacturers to secure funding, and some of the strengths and difficulties faced by the industry today.

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Talking Manufacturing podcast: Our founder, John Mills, discusses the exchange rate’s role in the success of manufacturing From The John Mills Institute for Prosperity

In the second episode of Talking Manufacturing, John Mills, founder of the Institute for Prosperity, discusses the role that the high exchange rate has played in the shrinking manufacturing industry, and how we can tackle these impacts through economic policy.

Stephen Kinnock
Talking Manufacturing podcast: Stephen Kinnock MP features on debut episode From The John Mills Institute for Prosperity

The John Mills Institute for Prosperity is proud to announce the first episode of our new podcast series, Talking Manufacturing, hosted by Director Brendan Chilton. Chilton speaks to distinguished politicians and experts in manufacturing policy to get to the bottom of the industry’s enduring issues and how we can fix them. It is now available on all major podcast platforms.

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