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Policy prescriptions are plentiful but momentum and money behind them is lacking
Helping with regulation, intellectual property and infrastructure is the least the government can do
Support package is aimed at boosting resilience of chip sector
UK prime minister’s policies described as ‘surreptitious’, ‘undercover’ and ‘in the ether’
Trade body calls on government to stop ‘flip-flopping’ and set up a Royal Commission to develop a long-term plan
Sunak’s government is suspicious of industrial policy but it needs to focus on sectors where the UK has a global role
Tata Motors will decide between Somerset and Spain for new plant within weeks
Reorganisation of business, energy and technology is the latest in a long line
Hived off, put back together, renamed and refashioned, the UK’s industry department could do with some stability
More must be done to attract investment that will be vital to energy transition, say industry insiders
Lobby groups express disappointment with chancellor’s ‘empty’ keynote speech
Ex-Tory business minister Greg Clark says move by his successor was ‘mystifying’
Also in this edition: UK strikes escalate, Goldman’s job and spending cuts, Brazil on alert for more protests
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
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