Economies on the move – but to where?
The UK economy appears to be venturing where no nation has gone before – at least in modern times. John Egan puts forward new analysis which shows the United Kingdom is leading…
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Q and A with Paul Jackson, outgoing chief executive of Engineering UK
It is important to build the nation’s engineering talent pool, to be innovation leaders, not followers. Chief-Exec.com: Engineering plays a vital role in society. Do you think our leaders – political and…
Tracing the path of an energy dissipative UK economy
Today saw the publication of the latest GDP figures for the UK economy. It grew 0.3 per cent over the first quarter of 2017, according to preliminary estimates. Here John Egan introduces…
A future that must also look to the past
It would be consistent with the nationalistic mood of the times if, whatever the outcome of the election, France seeks to tilt the rear view mirror to see its colonial past in…
Multi-billion pound university sector needs certainty
An influential parliamentary committee will today warn Theresa May’s Government that it must offer university staff and students from the EU guaranteed futures in the UK if the sector is to survive…
Macron and Le Pen win French presidential first round
To represent the status quo and the existing political establishment tonight proved a toxic cocktail in French politics, writes John Egan in Paris. In tonight’s first round of the French presidential election,…
Artificial knee replacement – a Brexit canary
Are your aching knees becoming rather more painful? If the answer is yes, the United Kingdom industrial strategy could have particular pertinence. John Egan traces the path medical technologies might take as…
Whatever happened to “now is not the time”?
If this election is going to be the Brexit election it is also going to be one that could decide the future of the British Union, reports Murray Ritchie from Scotland. So…
Déjà vu – again
David Rawlings reflects on what happens when you try to make sense of something that you can’t understand. We’ve heard quite a bit of witness testimony lately. If there’s no available footage…
On sustainability and profit
What determines the sustainability of your commercial enterprise? What makes it profitable? An answer is in the balance of investment into innovation and production, writes John Egan. You are a product manager…