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Saga of Newport Wafer Fab is one of passing government interest and neglect
Government support is needed for Britain’s battery sector — but not necessarily for this particular start-up
Contracting British ownership renews debate over future of vital industry
Rather than criticising growth-blockers, Liz Truss should be doing more to support risk-taking entrepreneurs
Conservative leadership rivals should not indulge in the ‘pseudo-patriotic hysteria’ over takeovers
Geopolitical uncertainty hangs over a government rethink about how to protect the domestic chip industry at a time of economic nationalism
House of Lords committee and think-tank separately urge new PM to focus on results and invest more in R&D
Using national security powers to make chip designer list in London shows drift from stated aims of new rules
Work on Kwarteng’s plan to boost entrepreneurship and help small businesses halted
Chancellor’s Spring Statement made no mention of the once-trumpeted Plan for Growth — and that is part of the problem
Pause in R&D state funding has dismayed sector as it looks to develop electric and hydrogen-powered planes
CBI has warned the country risks being ‘complacent’ in its lack of clarity and detail on plans
Planned takeover of Ultra by a US private equity firm will be a key test of Boris Johnson’s industrial policy
Business secretary tells FT he will lay out national enterprise strategy later this year
The industrial strategy has been replaced by a growing list of plans from different parts of government
Ministers look at initiatives to boost British competitiveness following departure from EU
UK ministers seem ready to tear up the rule book when politics demands it
Government to set out proposals for a simpler, more 'nimble' system of state subsidies
Promise of nimbler system with less red tape but tensions likely with devolved governments
Government urged to increase its spending to attract investment in electric vehicle batteries
Ministers have produced a poor replacement for previous industrial strategy, report says
For the government’s new strategy to be any good, it must reflect the reality of the UK economy
Ministers draw up strategy that aims to make Britain a ‘global leader’
Other countries have already set out plans for post-pandemic economic growth. Where is ours?
Employers’ group seeks to reset at times fractious relations with ministers after Brexit
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