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A THIRD of manufacturers believe the economy will deteriorate this year, according to a new report by Make UK.
The sector faces rising costs and a potential trade war sparked by US import tariffs.
A survey of senior executives, published today by manufacturers’ body Make UK, has found that about three in five plan to increase investment in response to a long-term industrial strategy.
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Friedrich Merz’s call for a new Plaza Accord ignores how Washington’s 1985 currency ambush destroyed Japan without fixing US deficits — China, a sovereign socialist state with 1.4 billion consumers, cannot be bullied the same way, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
PHILIP ENGLISH says military spending will not create the jobs young people need — instead, build an economy based around needs, not profit
