Jason Ford

Manufacturers perceive finance sector bias from government

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The government is failing to promote UK manufacturing and remains more committed to the financial sector than UK industry, according to a poll commissioned by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

The survey of 1,000 manufacturers reveals that 61 per cent of respondents believe the government is performing badly on manufacturing policy, with 17 per cent of those polled saying the government is performing well.

Additionally, 35 per cent say they are less confident about the future of UK manufacturing compared with 23 per cent in 2012. A further 53 per cent of manufacturers polled think the government’s energy policies are performing ‘badly’.

Nearly three quarters of manufacturers polled said that the government is not doing enough with careers advice to promote science, engineering and manufacturing in schools, a view backed up by 55 per cent of members of the public who took part in the survey.

In a poll of 1,000 members of the public, 53 per cent said the uncertainty of surrounding the UK’s future in the EU is negatively affecting UK manufacturing, and 19 per cent believes Coalition policies are helping UK manufacturers.

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