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Prof. John Clancy @johnmclancy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Britain’s automotive supply chain doesn’t need to die. It needs a new mission. Blog by @dgbailey.bsky.social blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog... "Reverse conversion: deliberate mobilisation &reorientation of established civilian industrial capabilities towards defence &dual-use production."

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great blog by my fave chronicler of Brummie life, Mike Olley, drawing on the recent Times business podcast I appeared in with Dominic O’Connell & Oliver Gill: www.midlandsgrit.co.uk/p/the-death-...

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The Death of British Manufacturing?

HOW LONG BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF FACTORIES?

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"There's a danger we'll end up subsidising Chinese firms and cripple our own industry..." Why Britain needs to act to save motor manufacturing - @dgbailey.bsky.social joins @goldbergradio.bsky.social on the pod @bylinetimes.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"There's a danger we'll end up subsidising Chinese firms and cripple our own industry..." On the @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast @dgbailey.bsky.social discusses the future of the UK motor industry @goldbergradio.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"It's a bit of a bloodbath in the auto industry at the moment..." How can the UK save its car industry? Expert @dgbailey.bsky.social shares his ideas with @goldbergradio.bsky.social on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod. Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"There is a danger we'll end up subsidising Chinese firms and cripple our own industry..." On the @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast @dgbailey.bsky.social talks #ZEV targets and the future of the UK motor industry @goldbergradio.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Building an international research network focused on regional studies? The RSA Research Network Grant Scheme offers up to £11,000 in funding. Apply by 12 October 2026. Full info www.regionalstudies.org/fun...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

NEW EPISODE: After 4,000 JLR lay-offs, is the UK car industry heading for a dead end? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears on the @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod from @dgbailey.bsky.social about the battle for survival. Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: After JLR layoffs, is the UK motor industry reaching the end of the road? @dgbailey.bsky.social joins @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast Listen: pod.fo/e/5e42a4 Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"It's still hugely important in terms of providing high quality jobs that pay above an average wage." Why the UK car industry needs saving - @dgbailey.bsky.social joins @goldbergradio.bsky.social on the latest pod. Listen: pod.fo/e/5e42a4 Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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Prof. John Clancy @johnmclancy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

JLR Job Cuts: Britain’s Car Industry Is Running on Empty @dgbailey.bsky.social's blog today t.co/Xo2VzyF6x0 ‘The govt should treat the current situation as a strategic industrial emergency. Get industrial energy costs down. Give manufacturers a more realistic &flexible route through EV transition..'

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

NEW EPISODE: Is the UK Car Industry Heading For The End of The Road? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @dgbailey.bsky.social for the @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod open.spotify.com/episode/0xoV...

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UK Car Industry - Battle For Survival

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Amazing sunset over Crooklets Beach, Bude…

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Great @pmdfoster.bsky.social piece implicitly raises Q of the UK-EU Customs Union option, much inferior for the UK to SM but could facilitate economic security alignment. On the other hand M.Sandbu in FT Free Lunch Jul 9 argues that "Europe's 'China shock panic is ill informed".

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Crisis, what crisis? It was the hot summer of ‘76, Jaws was in the cinema & Chancellor Healey was feeling the heat. Superb @cssjournal.bsky.social piece by the fab Sunday Times econ editor @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on the IMF crisis revisited. Free-to-view! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Boys getting ready for waves, Summerleaze Bude. Coco chilling.

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It was the Summer of 1976, there was heatwave, Jaws was on at the flicks, and the Sex Pistols were advocating anarchy. Meanwhile, Chancellor Healey was grappling with a sterling crisis. An insightful reflection by David Smith for @cssjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Summer of ‘76: Jaws was in the cinema & Chancellor Healey was feeling the heat. Grrat @cssjournal.bsky.social piece by brilliant Sunday Times econ editor @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on the IMF crisis revisited. Free-view coming soon www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Could #AndyBurnham go to the country as early as next year? @adambienkov.bsky.social makes a compelling case on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast With @goldbergradio.bsky.social and @dgbailey.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/486c13 Watch: youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

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Burnham's Burning Questions

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Either Rejoin the EU - Or Accept Slow Growth". Latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast with @dgbailey.bsky.social & @adambienkov.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

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Burnham's Burning Questions

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Burnham's Burning Questions What will the new PM do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a reality? My latest pod for @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @adambienkov.bsky.social @dgbailey.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5Qtq...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Burnham's Burning Questions.... Can he get economy growing? Is re-industrialisation a pipe dream? The latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social & @dgbailey.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/486c13 Watch: youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

NEW NEW NEW Can #AndyBurnham re-industrialise the UK? Will he deliver growth? The latest pod @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @dgbailey.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

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Burnham's Burning Questions

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Dermot O’Riordan @dermotor.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Completely agree. I’m lucky as can firstly afford an EV & also got access to off-peak home charging on driveway. Not fair on those who only have access to public charging

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Time to end the EV charging divide - cut VAT on public charging too. New blog blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2607... @ukandeu.bsky.social @smmt-ukauto.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“I bought the car” “Yes, but then you drove it off a cliff and it exploded.” “Let us not forget it was I who secured the car finance, I who arranged the insurance, I who chose the seat trim. Before me there had been no new car for many years.” “OK but we don’t have a car now.” “Goodbye”

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Delighted to see Andy Burnham going to the Palace in a Range Rover. Class. Unlike the last PM. @rangeroveruk.bsky.social

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 20/07/2026

An interesting thread on what seems like a real shame: Timpson was an effective, unusual and principled CEO – and a real expert committed to prisons reform. His appointment was one of the most interesting innovations the Starmer era.

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Top summary by @benzaranko.bsky.social in today’s Observer which cites my comments (see also blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2607...) as well as comments by the excellent Jun Du & Simon French. @regstud.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @cssjournal.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Brilliant World Cup clash between France and England. Two outstanding teams gave everything, played with passion, respected the referee, and showed genuine sportsmanship from first whistle to last. It was a reminder that fierce competition and mutual respect can go hand in hand.

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’m humbled to receive a Birmingham Business School UG Students’ Choice Award. Coming from students, this means more than I can say. Over the last few incredibly difficult months, they have shown kindness, patience and compassion, & it’s been a privilege to teach & learn alongside them. Thank you.

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Kirsty Hughes @kirstyshughes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Great parting shot from Olly Robbins as Keir Starmer enters his last week. A reminder that not all - not much - was rosy on the international side for Starmer's time in power. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Top civil servant seeks judicial review over sacking in Mandelson scandal

Olly Robbins says Keir Starmer’s actions were ‘unlawful’ and ‘unreasonable’

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