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Unite has urged the government to appoint a new minister for manufacturing tasked with expanding Britain's industrial base.
Manufacturing is 9 per cent below 2008 figures with only automotive and aerospace production in Britain showing any signs of recovery.
Excluding transport from the figures, the industry lags 13 per cent below pre-recession levels.
As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership
Exempting military expenditure from austerity while slashing welfare represents a fundamental misallocation of resources that guarantees continued decline, argues MICHAEL BURKE
