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Britain’s Car Industry: From World Leader to Net Zero Casualty

Policy aligns with neither consumer demand nor industrial capacity.
Britain’s Car Industry: From World Leader to Net Zero Casualty
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Britain was once a giant of car manufacturing. In the 1950s, we were the second-largest producer in the world and the biggest exporter. Coventry, Birmingham, and Oxford built not just cars, but the reputation of an industrial nation; to this day, it is a source of great pride that Jaguar–Land Rover, a global automotive icon, still stands between Coventry and Birmingham. By the 1970s, we were producing more than 1.6 million vehicles a year.

Jake Scott
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Dr. Jake Scott is a political theorist specialising in populism and its relationship to political constitutionality. He has taught at multiple British universities and produced research reports for several think tanks.
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