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economic development and industrial policy consultancy, engaged in UK, European and international projects with firms, governments and trade unions.

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

No sense of audience or support for British manufacturing. I’d refuse to get in that car could have commandeered a Range Rover. @JLR_News

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Why is the PM being taken to Buckingham Palace in an Audi?? Didn’t they have any range rovers? World’s cameras on it. Piss poor.

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

@williamnhutton Sorry Will. No. Catastrophic coaching error in taking the foot off the gas, sitting back and allowing Argentina back in the game. Same old same old - Tuchel was brought in the change that. And failed.

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

Argentina reacted to our goal intelligently and aggressively- we didn’t volunteer to ‘sit back’, we were forced back by a talented team. That was happening before the ‘catastrophic’ substitutions. I wish we could have attacked - Saka and Rashford ? - but some credit to Argentina.

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Humbled to receive a @UoB_Business UG Students’ Choice Award.
Coming from students, this means more than I can say. Over the last few incredibly tough months, they have shown kindness, patience & compassion. It’s been a privilege to teach & learn alongside them.
Thank you.

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Great @eursjournal paper by Edoardo Baldoni, Lisa De Propris & Dimitri Storai. One of Lisa’s very last papers published before sadly passing away earlier this year. We miss her intellectual spark, joy, warmth & zest for life so much. @regstuds @rsai-bis https://t.co/1C6UJq7qKm

[cssjournal @cssjournal1]

The journal is ranked 7/275 in the category of ‘Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary.’ Hats off to editors, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers for all their hard work as well as @AcadSocSciences and @tandfonline

[cssjournal @cssjournal1]

Great news… hot on the heels of @cssjournal1 great recent impact factor news, our CiteScore (Scopus) for 2025 has risen to 6.5. We remain a Q1 (Scopus) Best Quartile, with a 2025 SNIP of 1.094 and SJR of 0.876 (2025).

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Journal impact factors are only one measure of a journal’s reach, but I’m delighted that the @cssjournal1 impact factor has increased to 6.2. That reflects a huge effort by editors, referees, authors and readers. A big thank you to them all, @tandfonline & @AcadSocSciences.

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

“So, yes, we welcome the fact that we were right and the economically illiterate Chief Commissioner No. 1, Max Caller, has been found out to be very wrong indeed. And we do hate to say we told you so.” New Blog from the Blackstuff + ⁦@johnclancy⁩ https://t.co/ilpFF48W6c

[cssjournal @cssjournal1]

Great recent @cssjournal1 paper ‘The ‘cost of undoing Europe’: Brexit & the UK textile & apparel industry’ by @Pat_casadei, @IammarinoSimona Philip McCann @r_ortegaargiles @AcadSocSciences ⁦@UKandEU⁩ https://t.co/IIzHir0KJ8

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Great recent @cssjournal1⁩ paper ‘The ‘cost of undoing Europe’: Brexit & the UK textile & apparel industry’ by ⁦@Pat_casadei⁩, ⁦@IammarinoSimona⁩ Philip McCann ⁦⁦⁦⁦@r_ortegaargiles⁩ @AcadSocSciences⁩ ⁦⁦@UKandEU⁩ https://t.co/cpZxtzgEGj

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

As the EU discusses a ‘Made in Europe’ strategy & prepares to unveil its Industrial Accelerator Act, where has the UK got to on industrial strategy? Our recent critical review in ⁦@RegionalStudies⁩ gets you up to speed. ⁦@regstud⁩ https://t.co/x2zIllT2Gf

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Move the 2030 Petrol Car Ban to 2035 & Fix the EV Transition Properly. New blog: https://t.co/FNz4dV5UCW ⁦@NickGibbs⁩ ⁦@nickcconnor⁩ ⁦@jjpjolly⁩ ⁦@JeremyClarkson⁩ l (is this Left or Right ⁦@hiltonholloway⁩? Anyway comments welcome)

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Move 2030 Petrol Car Ban to 2035 & Fix the EV Transition Properly. New blog: https://t.co/XHsGbulFNq ⁦@AutoExpress⁩ ⁦@autocar⁩ ⁦@CarDealerEd⁩ ⁦@AMchatter⁩ ⁦@AutoRetail⁩ ⁦@SMMT⁩ ⁦@MikeHawesSMMT⁩ ⁦@CARmagazine⁩ ⁦@KanaInagaki⁩

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Move 2030 Petrol Car Ban to 2035 & Fix the EV Transition Properly. https://t.co/XHsGbulFNq ⁦@Automotive_News⁩ ⁦@neilwinton1⁩ ⁦@SteveFowler⁩ ⁦@raymasseytweets⁩ ⁦@ErinBakerMotors⁩ ⁦@au_tom_otive⁩ ⁦@PhilipN_Auto⁩ ⁦@GregKable⁩

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Move 2030 Petrol Car Ban to 2035 & Fix EV Transition Properly. https://t.co/XHsGbulFNq ⁦@rsp_ingram⁩ ⁦@Theothebald⁩ ⁦@NFDASueRobinson⁩ ⁦@mikejonesauto⁩ ⁦@DakshGuptaCEO⁩ ⁦@_jakegroves⁩ ⁦@JRRBatchelor⁩ ⁦@simonwells01⁩ ⁦@StvCr⁩

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

Move 2030 Petrol Car Ban to 2035 & Fix the EV Transition Properly. New blog: https://t.co/XHsGbulFNq ⁦@justauto⁩ ⁦@CarDealerEd⁩ ⁦@vertumotorsCEO⁩ ⁦@transportgovuk⁩ ⁦⁦@TransportCttee⁩

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

The @SMMT is right: review the ZEV mandate. New blog:
https://t.co/7iZaBWCd3I ⁦@JeremyClarkson⁩ ⁦@TimPollardCars⁩ ⁦@Tristan_Young⁩ ⁦@steve_cars⁩

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

The ⁦@SMMT⁩ is right. We need a comprehensive review of the ZEV mandate. New blog: https://t.co/7iZaBWCd3I ⁦@MikeHawesSMMT⁩ ⁦⁦@AutoExpress⁩ ⁦@AMchatter⁩ ⁦@autocar⁩ ⁦@AutoRetail⁩ ⁦@KanaInagaki⁩ ⁦@Automotive_News⁩