'A giant and much needed step forward': Five key takeaways from the UK's new Industrial Strategy

James Murray
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'A giant and much needed step forward': Five key takeaways from the UK's new Industrial Strategy

From lower energy bills for major businesses to much-needed investment in skills programmes, the Industrial Strategy has been warmly welcomed by business groups

The government yesterday published its long-awaited Industrial Strategy, completing a triumvirate of economic announcements in the wake of this month's Spending Review and the launch last week of a new...

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