Britain | Sector selector
Britain’s industrial strategy is unlikely to boost its economy
But it does at least focus on some of the right problems
|5 min read
FOR any lobbyist, the holy grail is a picture of the boss grinning in a hard hat. But a mention of your industry or technology at least shows that you are doing your job. “Everyone just desperately wants to be in it,” complains one exasperated policy wonk. “They act like it’s some kind of party boat,” says another.
Explore more
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A lobbyist’s dream”
Britain
June 28th 2025- Britain’s industrial strategy is unlikely to boost its economy
- The “motorsport mindset” behind Britain’s success in Formula One
- Britain has bungled its taxes on the super-rich
- The culture wars are coming for cousin marriage in Britain
- Why many British gardens are giving up on lawns
- Feral Labour: why Sir Keir Starmer’s MPs have had enough
From the June 28th 2025 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the edition
Where are all the briefcase wankers?
The nerd:jock ratio in government is askew
The court that could thwart Wimbledon’s ambitions to grow
What hope for the rest of Britain?
Macron beats Trump to London
A royal welcome for a republican president
Britain is already a hot country. It should act like it
A land of long holidays, cool homes and tree-lined streets awaits
A quiet education revolution in England’s secondary cities
Not just a London effect