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Mark Swift

@markswift1966

Head of Comms at Make UK, passionate about bwfc, cycling and people who make stuff, views my own

Joined September 2010
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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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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
David Smith (@dsmitheconomics) profile pictureDavid Smith@dsmitheconomics25 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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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…
Trump exempting us from tariffs won’t prevent economic damage, says UK’s Reeves

Trump exempting us from tariffs won’t prevent economic damage, says UK’s Reeves

Trump imposed a flat 25 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, and increased duties on Chinese goods from 10 to 20 percent.

politico.eu
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🗞️ ‘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…
Rachel Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs

Rachel Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs

Chancellor says growth and inflation will be hit by fallout from global friction

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Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs on.ft.com/4haedFg
Rachel Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs

Rachel Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs

Chancellor says growth and inflation will be hit by fallout from global friction

ft.com
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💼 Chancellor @RachelReevesMP has joined @MakeUK_ CEO Stephen Phipson for a fireside chat and Q&A on #UKmfg here at #MakeUK2025
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✈️ 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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The US is not the biggest supplier of aid to Ukraine @BBCNews get your facts right bbc.co.uk/news/live/c981p3dx…
Zelensky ready to work under Trump's 'strong leadership' after 'regrettable' showdown

Zelensky ready to work under Trump's 'strong leadership' after 'regrettable' showdown

The Ukrainian president says last week's fiery Oval Office meeting "did not go the way it was supposed to", adding Kyiv is ready to sign a minerals deal.

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This is a seriously good column, Europe and the UK need to stop sleepwalking
Juliet Samuel (@CitySamuel) profile pictureJuliet Samuel
@CitySamuel27 Feb 2025
My @thetimes column: It’s not rocket science to rearm Europe quickly thetimes.com/article/80270dc…
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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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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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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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According to the @MakeUKCampaigns @PwC_UK 2025 Executive Survey 70%of #ukmfg companies expect energy costs to increase this year
David Smith (@dsmitheconomics) profile pictureDavid Smith@dsmitheconomics29 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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thetimes.com/article/781368d… Great interview with the @MakeUKCampaigns Chair on #ukmfg
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🚨🆕 @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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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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🆕 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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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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Great to see @MakeUKCampaigns quoting Steinbeck in The Times today thetimes.com/article/b729ada…
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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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