Prof David Bailey

New ⁦@UKandEU⁩ report on ‘Manufacturing after Brexit’ just out co-authored by ⁦@UoB_Business⁩ @dgbailey & Ivan Rajic ukandeu.ac.uk/research-paper…

@jordanbhx Er… blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog260320

The wrong £1.1B! Woeful WM Pension Fund attempts to promote £1.1B eventual investment in W.Midlands by some point in the 2030s; but instead underscores scandalous £1.1B paid in management expenses in last 10 yrs. Even eventual £1.1B is barely 5% of fund. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog260320

Thank you to @The_IMI for this prestigious award. I was truly speechless (for once) collecting this but dedicate this to all of the amazing people I have worked with and known in the automotive industry which I will always love❤️ also dedicated to my friend Michael who died today

"The UK’s EV transition pathway was conceived with the best of intentions – but the assumptions behind it have proved over-ambitious. A landscape which once looked solid has turned out to be quicksand. Recognising the world of 2026 is not the one envisaged five years ago is not a retreat from ambition; it is a necessary step to achieving it. "We need an urgent review that reflects today’s realities, that delivers decarbonisation not deindustrialisation and offers consumers the choice they have always expected.” @MikeHawesSMMT speaks to media at #SMMTElectrified joined by Nicole Melillo Shaw, @volvocars and Martin Sander @VW smmt.co.uk/event/smmt-ele…

@James4Harborne @BhamCityCouncil Utterly incompetent.

So @BhamCityCouncil are conducting a transport survey. 4 of the day centres listed closed in March 25! The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing🤯

SMMT continues pressure on Government to review UK's EV transition | Manufacturer News am-online.com/news/smmt-cont…

News analysis: European carmakers incl @Volkswagen cut jobs amid EV transition, rising competition. With comments by yours truly. @ukandeu @uob_business @acea china.org.cn/world/Off_the_…

European carmakers cut jobs amid EV transition & rising competition, by Larry Neild, with comments by yours truly. @uob_business @ukandeu english.news.cn/20260311/adb39…

Does this mean their election expenses have started ticking? instagram.com/p/DHjn99Xs8cK/

@jordanbhx Keep it coming.

Have we reached peak food hall?

Year-to-date BEV share at 22.0% but must grow rapidly to reach mandated 33% this year. smmt.co.uk/busiest-februa…

Nissan warns of Sunderland closure if UK excluded from ‘Made in Europe’ rules via @FT ft.com/content/ac7567…

@GrahamBrownlow Barnett or bust?

Barnett sparing the blushes. Not what it was ever designed to do and not a sensible way to proceed.

@jordanbhx Some keep trying, even if they still won’t listen.

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert theguardian.com/environment/20…

On the day that the commission unveils its "made in Europe" rules, a reminder that the WTO has already found previous "Made in US" rules to be, well, illegal borderlex.net/2026/02/02/wto…

@dgbailey @MakeUK_ @SMMT @CommonsBBCom @unitetheunion Bailey’s spot on. UK manufacturing has the talent, but high energy costs and weak policy keep us behind. Time for bold moves. The UAE’s strategic stability shows what we’re missing.

@AndyatAuto Fascinating!

How to create a car How do you actually bring a car from concept to road? - Article by Andy Palmer scribehound.com/drivetribe/blo…