Is the government's Industrial Strategy working?

The creation of the Industrial Strategy Council was a commitment in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy white paper, published in November 2017. The Council’s remit is to provide impartial and expert evaluation of the government’s progress in delivering the aims of the Industrial Strategy – a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. The Council provides external, independent challenge to government on whether the Industrial Strategy is having a positive impact.

At this event, we discussed the Council’s first annual report, which will set out its evaluation of the policies contained within the 2017 Industrial Strategy white paper.

The panel included:

• Andy Haldane, Chair of the Industrial Strategy Council
• Kate Barker, member of the Industrial Strategy Council and National Infrastructure Commission
• Matthew Taylor, member of the Industrial Strategy Council and Chief Executive of the RSA

This event was chaired by Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.

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