Why the British Government Killed Birmingham

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People across the political spectrum say that the UK needs an industrial strategy. • In fact, it was industrial strategy that killed our industry in the first place - Attlee is more to blame than Thatcher. • Industrial Strategy destroyed Birmingham and many other areas in the West Midlands. • If you want to find out more, click the link below to read Sam Bidwell's paper 'How Industrial Strategy Killed British Industry.' • https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/how-in... • TIMESTAMPS • 00:00 Start • 01:04 Industrial Revolution • 04:50 Industrial Decline • 07:00 Bouncing Back • 09:13 Adapting to Industrial Change • 09:40 Clement Attlee • 10:42 Constraining Birmingham • 11:40 The Decline of Leicester • 12:50 Harold Wilson • 13:27 Economic Liberalisation • 14:11 The Problem with Industrial Strategy • 14:56 Overseas Examples • 15:35 What Can We Do? • 18:35 Conclusion

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