Mark Swift

Head of Comms at Make UK, passionate about bwfc, cycling and people who make stuff, views my own

[David Smith @dsmitheconomics]

My Times piece today: The government’s industrial strategy is later than expected and will come in the context of a global trade war. Can it lift productivity and investment?

If it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait

https://t.co/RfmQbqxfX6

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

Such an important point re infrastructure, if you travel through Manchester regularly you'll see how much we still depend on the Victorians which is embarrassing for a modern economy

[David Smith @dsmitheconomics]

My Times piece: As spending cuts loom in the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves should persist with higher levels of public investment:

We need better infrastructure, so it must be spared from the axe

https://t.co/HpUhUf0xAM

[Graham Lanktree @g_lanktree]

Britain’s economy will be hit by President Donald Trump’s trade war with its allies even if the U.K. strikes a trade deal with the White House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Tuesday.

https://t.co/UjNrCGKPmR

[Make UK Campaigns @MakeUKCampaigns]

🗞️ ‘Reeves warns trade war will harm UK’s economy even if it avoids tariffs’ @FT

At today’s #MakeUK2025 conference, the Chancellor @RachelReevesMP said growth and inflation will be hit by fallout from global friction. #UKmfg

https://t.co/xc4QsxNXvc

[FT UK Politics @ftukpolitics]

Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs https://t.co/5tB7bXVfOW

[Make UK Campaigns @MakeUKCampaigns]

💼 Chancellor @RachelReevesMP has joined @MakeUK_ CEO Stephen Phipson for a fireside chat and Q&A on #UKmfg here at #MakeUK2025

[Make UK Campaigns @MakeUKCampaigns]

✈️ Fresh back from Washington, ITV’s @Peston talked all-things Trump-Ukraine, tariffs & defence at #MakeUK2025.

On the latter, Make UK CEO Stephen Phipson has urged the Prime Minister to use the defence spending boost to revive #UKmfg in today’s @FT:

🔗 https://t.co/M7zBNG3mzm

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

The US is not the biggest supplier of aid to Ukraine @BBCNews get your facts right https://t.co/KLLSgqRScw

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

This is a seriously good column, Europe and the UK need to stop sleepwalking

[Juliet Samuel @CitySamuel]

My @thetimes column: It’s not rocket science to rearm Europe quickly

https://t.co/Il3eoLZXcF

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

Incredible to read this at the American Chapel at St Paul's Cathedral tonight in the light of the UN vote

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

@lewis_goodall The EU and UK needs to retaliate, US diplomats should be expelled, EU and UK companies with US operations need to be told to repatriate production or be penalised, nothing should be off the table

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

@AvantiWestCoast It wasn't part cancelled, it was delayed by a technical fault, plus it's not possible to claim manually as the ticket on the app expires, the whole point is it's supposed to be automatic!!

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

Hi @AvantiWestCoast 1953 from Stoke to Euston last night 40 mins late due to broken train but no auto delay repay again, have you given up on it?

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

@AvantiWestCoast Not applicable?

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

Hi @AvantiWestCoast just paid to change date of a ticket but no confirmation, ticket not updated on App and your website appears down? Is your system working?

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

According to the @MakeUKCampaigns @PwC_UK 2025 Executive Survey 70%of #ukmfg companies expect energy costs to increase this year

[David Smith @dsmitheconomics]

My Times piece today: The UK has some of the highest energy costs in the world, and as the economy evolves into a new industrial revolution, it is a big competitive disadvantage:

https://t.co/hi00kggc7J

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

https://t.co/zr2wy23nwf Great interview with the @MakeUKCampaigns Chair on #ukmfg

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

@MarcIles Deluded, arrogant, gaslighting narcissist, every time he opens his mouth he makes things worse, only the Board can explain why he is still anywhere near #bwfc

[Make UK Campaigns @MakeUKCampaigns]

🚨🆕 @MakeUK_'s Executive Survey 2025, in association with @PwC_UK, is out now!

It reveals the positive impact that #UKmfg firms expect the #IndustrialStrategy to have, plus the wider challenges & opportunities facing the sector this year.

🔗 https://t.co/CJlLUviQC7 [1/4]

[Mark Swift @markswift1966]

Good to see @MakeUKCampaigns continuing to re-inforce the importance of #industrialstrategy #ukmfg manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy - https://t.co/LZJyf4nmxM via @FT