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Old 17-05-2023, 11:11   #5091
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Another big issue here is the lack of a plan for infrastructure with local chemical manufacturers and battery manufacturers feeding into local car plants. The EU and US get this and are throwing money at it. The UK is not and the logical consequence is that car manufacturing will migrate away from the UK over time.
Our lack of focus on this important issue is a side product of Brexit as the government has been bogged down with Brexit instead of devising a robust industrial policy.
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/inde...3-9cadf11b8bef
Another input on this point from ex-Nissan CEO:

https://twitter.com/BestForBritain/s...26389585944576

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Former Nissan CEO, Andy Palmer, with a stark warning: "We've been sleeping at the wheel, when it comes to bringing battery plants to the UK. The cost of failure is very clear: It's 800,000 jobs in the UK."
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