Head of Comms at Make UK, passionate about bwfc, cycling and people who make stuff, views my own
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Mark Swift retweeted
23 Apr 2025
My Times piece today: The government’s industrial strategy is later than expected and will come in the context of a global trade war. Can it lift productivity and investment?
If it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
thetimes.com/article/487e480…
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26 Mar 2025
Such an important point re infrastructure, if you travel through Manchester regularly you'll see how much we still depend on the Victorians which is embarrassing for a modern economy
25 Mar 2025
My Times piece: As spending cuts loom in the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves should persist with higher levels of public investment:
We need better infrastructure, so it must be spared from the axe
thetimes.com/article/60e3b9d…
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Mark Swift retweeted
4 Mar 2025
Britain’s economy will be hit by President Donald Trump’s trade war with its allies even if the U.K. strikes a trade deal with the White House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Tuesday.
politico.eu/article/us-donal…
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Mark Swift retweeted
4 Mar 2025
🗞️ ‘Reeves warns trade war will harm UK’s economy even if it avoids tariffs’ @FT
At today’s #MakeUK2025 conference, the Chancellor @RachelReevesMP said growth and inflation will be hit by fallout from global friction. #UKmfg
ft.com/content/fa6307e0-c07f…
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Mark Swift retweeted
4 Mar 2025
Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs on.ft.com/4haedFg
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Mark Swift retweeted
4 Mar 2025
💼 Chancellor @RachelReevesMP has joined @MakeUK_ CEO Stephen Phipson for a fireside chat and Q&A on #UKmfg here at #MakeUK2025
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Mark Swift retweeted
4 Mar 2025
✈️ Fresh back from Washington, ITV’s @Peston talked all-things Trump-Ukraine, tariffs & defence at #MakeUK2025.
On the latter, Make UK CEO Stephen Phipson has urged the Prime Minister to use the defence spending boost to revive #UKmfg in today’s @FT:
🔗 ft.com/content/d5860fc6-a724…
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4 Mar 2025
The US is not the biggest supplier of aid to Ukraine @BBCNews get your facts right bbc.co.uk/news/live/c981p3dx…
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27 Feb 2025
This is a seriously good column, Europe and the UK need to stop sleepwalking
27 Feb 2025
My @thetimes column: It’s not rocket science to rearm Europe quickly
thetimes.com/article/80270dc…
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24 Feb 2025
Incredible to read this at the American Chapel at St Paul's Cathedral tonight in the light of the UN vote
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11 Feb 2025
Hi @AvantiWestCoast 1953 from Stoke to Euston last night 40 mins late due to broken train but no auto delay repay again, have you given up on it?
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30 Jan 2025
Hi @AvantiWestCoast just paid to change date of a ticket but no confirmation, ticket not updated on App and your website appears down? Is your system working?
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29 Jan 2025
According to the @MakeUKCampaigns @PwC_UK 2025 Executive Survey 70%of #ukmfg companies expect energy costs to increase this year
29 Jan 2025
My Times piece today: The UK has some of the highest energy costs in the world, and as the economy evolves into a new industrial revolution, it is a big competitive disadvantage:
thetimes.com/business-money/…
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Mark Swift retweeted
13 Jan 2025
🚨🆕 @MakeUK_'s Executive Survey 2025, in association with @PwC_UK, is out now!
It reveals the positive impact that #UKmfg firms expect the #IndustrialStrategy to have, plus the wider challenges & opportunities facing the sector this year.
🔗 makeuk.org/insights/reports/… [1/4]
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13 Jan 2025
Good to see @MakeUKCampaigns continuing to re-inforce the importance of #industrialstrategy #ukmfg manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy - on.ft.com/3WiTFCH via @FT
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Mark Swift retweeted
10 Jan 2025
🆕 It's been a very busy first week back for @MakeUK_ in 2025... Here's what we've been up to 👇🧵
On Wednesday, CEO Stephen Phipson & Director of Policy @DavidgeVerity met with Chancellor @RachelReevesMP & Financial Secretary to @HMTreasury Lord @SpenceLivermore. #UKmfg [1/5]
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9 Jan 2025
Think you need help with your Maths to pay proper compensation for delays @AvantiWestCoast 85 mins late isn't 30-59
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8 Jan 2025
Great to see @MakeUKCampaigns quoting Steinbeck in The Times today thetimes.com/article/b729ada…
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6 Jan 2025
Fair play @AvantiWestCoast having to run at 'non tilt' gotta say I didn't have that on my excuse bingo card #ageofthetrain
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