Mark Swift

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 thetimes.com/article/487e48…

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

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. politico.eu/article/us-don…

🗞️ ‘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 ft.com/content/fa6307…

Reeves warns trade war will harm UK economy even if it avoids tariffs on.ft.com/4haedFg

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

✈️ 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: 🔗 ft.com/content/d5860f…

The US is not the biggest supplier of aid to Ukraine @BBCNews get your facts right bbc.co.uk/news/live/c981…

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

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

@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

How about a real election in Russia?

@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!!

@markswift1966 If the train was part cancelled for an example, auto delay repay wouldn't work, you'd have to claim manually - Mike

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?

@AvantiWestCoast Not applicable?

@markswift1966 Hi Mark, sorry to hear you haven't heard back, this service may not have been applicable but you can claim for the Delay here manually - avantiwestcoast.co.uk/help-and-suppo… - Mike

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?

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

thetimes.com/article/781368… Great interview with the @MakeUKCampaigns Chair on #ukmfg

@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

Ian Evatt insists he can still win the battle at Wanderers. theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/24850532… #bwfc

🚨🆕 @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. 🔗 makeuk.org/insights/repor… [1/4]

Good to see @MakeUKCampaigns continuing to re-inforce the importance of #industrialstrategy #ukmfg manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy - on.ft.com/3WiTFCH via @FT