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Manufacturing · Exchange Rate Policy · Covid-19
The past tells us that reviving manufacturing is the best way to increase productivity, growth and living standards From John Mills

In this latest piece, John Mills argues that the only way to secure a brighter economic future from Coronavirus is by creating the conditions for manufacturers to thrive and compete, just like we did in 1932.

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Social Democracy
Social democracy will struggle to retain political relevance From John Mills

Social democracy seemed close to being the natural order in 2000. Almost all governments in the western world were in the hands of broadly moderate left-of-centre administrations.

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Growth
What happens if the economy truly tanks? From John Mills

The government has taken steps to shore up most businesses. But it is becoming clear that the current plans may not be ambitious enough.

Manufacturing
Exchange Rate Policy
Only an exchange rate that suits manufacturing will help the regions From John Mills

More than anything else, the result of the 2019 general election highlighted the huge divide between London and the rest of the UK. Government policy is now heavily focused on trying to close the gap.

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Labour Party
Labour’s problems run far deeper than Brexit or Corybn From John Mills

Labour’s heavy defeat needs to be set in the context of the difficulties which left-of-centre political parties have experienced well beyond the borders of the UK.

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Climate Change
Extinction Rebellion are wrong – capping growth won’t solve climate change From John Mills

It is not only Extinction Rebellion who say the UK should no longer try to get our growth rate up. The Green Party and many others are inclined to agree. But there are very strong reasons for believing that this is not the right approach – even for people worried about the world’s environment.

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Social Democracy
Social democrats need to get a handle on the economy – or face decades in opposition From John Mills

In the year 2000, almost all western countries had either social democratic governments or they were run by coalitions with large social democratic components. Now, this is true of hardly a single country in the West. What has gone wrong?

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