IPPR hails government’s industrial strategy plans as ‘an important first step to securing long-term green growth’

IPPR has reacted to the government’s planned announcements on industrial strategy.

Dr George Dibb, IPPR associate director for economic policy and head of its Centre for Economic Justice, said:

“The government’s planned announcements on industrial strategy are an important first step to securing long-term, green growth for the UK economy.

“Seizing the green growth opportunities of the future requires a strategic role for the state, actively shaping markets and working in partnership with businesses. Adopting a clear-sighted industrial strategy is all the more important as the USA and EU have outflanked the UK in developing their own strategies to deliver green growth.

“The proposed plan builds on IPPR’s research on how to effectively design and implement such a strategy. We believe that it should support existing leading industries while focusing on the new products and services this country is best placed to specialise in for future jobs and growth.”

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW

Dr George Dibb, IPPR associate director for economic policy and expert on industrial strategy, is available for interview

CONTACT

David Wastell, director of news and communications d.wastell@ippr.org 07921 403651

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. Recent IPPR research papers setting out and advocating a modern industrial strategy include:
   - Manufacturing matters: The cornerstone of a competitive green economy https://www.ippr.org/articles/manufacturing-matters
   -Making markets in practicehttps://www.ippr.org/articles/making-markets-in-practice
   - Making markets: The City's role in industrial strategyhttps://www.ippr.org/articles/making-markets-the-citys-role-in-industrial-strategy
   
   
2. IPPR (the Institute for Public Policy Research) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. We are researchers, communicators, and policy experts creating tangible progressive change, and turning bold ideas into common sense realities. Working across the UK, IPPR, IPPR North, and IPPR Scotland are deeply connected to the people of our nations and regions, and the issues our communities face. We have helped shape national conversations and progressive policy change for more than 30 years. From making the early case for the minimum wage and tackling regional inequality, to proposing a windfall tax on energy companies, IPPR’s research and policy work has put forward practical solutions for the crises facing society. www.ippr.org