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Abstract
It is now over a decade since the run on Northern Rock augured the onset of a financial crisis whose reverberations are still being felt in the British political system. The response to the crisis, not least the austerity inflicted on the majority of the population, fanned the flames of social and economic discontent that found its political expression in the 2016 referendum decision in favour of leaving the European Union.
Brexit prompted another outbreak of soul-searching amongst the UK establishment about how to allay the plight of those ‘left behind’ or ‘let down’ by globalization. Against this background Theresa May’s turn to industrial policy, with its tacit acceptance of a role for the state in shaping economic outcomes, appears to mark the resurrection of the kinds of selective government intervention thought to have ended with the Thatcher administrations.
Brexit prompted another outbreak of soul-searching amongst the UK establishment about how to allay the plight of those ‘left behind’ or ‘let down’ by globalization. Against this background Theresa May’s turn to industrial policy, with its tacit acceptance of a role for the state in shaping economic outcomes, appears to mark the resurrection of the kinds of selective government intervention thought to have ended with the Thatcher administrations.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Austerity and its Alternatives |
Media of output | Online |
Publication status | Published - 26 Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- industrial strategy
- Brexit
- Theresa May
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Political Science and International Relations
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Activities
- 2 Participation in conference
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The Distinctiveness of State Capitalism in Britain
Craig Berry (Speaker) & James Silverwood (Speaker)
15 Dec 2020 → 16 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Austerity and its Alternatives: Impediments to Change and Ways to Overcome Them
Richard Woodward (Speaker) & James Silverwood (Contributor)
23 Mar 2018 → 24 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Research output
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Prisoner of the Past: British industrial policy from Empire to Brexit
Silverwood, J. & Woodward, R., Feb 2021, The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK : From Productivity Problems to Development Dilemmas. Berry, C., Froud, J. & Barker, T. (eds.). Agenda PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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What Happens Next? Coronavirus, Brexit and Industrial Strategy
Silverwood, J., 29 Apr 2020Research output: Practice-Based and Non-textual Research › Web publication/site
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From Maggie to May: Forty Years of (De)Industrialisation Strategy
Silverwood, J. & Woodward, R., 20 Nov 2018, In: The Political Quarterly. 89, 4, p. 631-639Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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