Since the start of the year, the flow of stories highlighting Britain’s fading industrial prowess seems to have reached warp speed. The number of new cars made in the UK has sunk to its lowest level since 1956. Britishvolt, the country’s answer to Tesla, collapsed into administration. The struggling steel sector was the subject of a potential government bailout. Meanwhile, as the clean tech race between the US, the EU and China hots up, the lack of UK response remains conspicuous.The routine approach from British politicians to sectors in need of attention has been to lament current performance, promise funding and state the desire to become a “world leader”. From the 2017 industrial strategy of Theresa May’s premiership and Boris Johnson’s 2021 “plan for growth”, to current chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s long-term economic vision, numerous industries have been the subject of the Conservatives’ proclaimed world-beating goals: cryptocurrency, green energy and the future of transport to name a few.
自今年年初以来，有关英国工业实力衰落的新闻似乎在以惊人的速度出现。英国制造的新车数量已降至1956年以来的最低水平。寄托着英国电动汽车梦想的不列颠伏特公司(Britishvolt)破产了。苦苦挣扎的钢铁行业可能成为政府救助的对象。与此同时，在美国、欧盟(EU)和manbetx3.0 围绕清洁技术的竞争白热化之际，一个显眼的事实是，英国仍没有能够参与竞争的选手。