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Category: Economy

My Year 2024 reflections

December 31, 2024 juergenmaier

As 2024 comes to a close, a short moment to share a couple of my reflections and highlights on the…

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Posted in: Economy Filed under: economy

Time for Leadership or Populism 2.0?

August 22, 2023 juergenmaier

Initiating change is hard. I quickly learned this at the start of my career after graduating in Production Engineering. Full…

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Posted in: Economy, EU, Leadership, Uncategorized Filed under: Brexit, economy

Observer profile piece – on Industrial Strategy and Business needing to speak out with greater moral courage.

April 13, 2023 juergenmaier

The former Siemens boss is passionate about levelling up the UK’s regions, but fears the current government doesn’t share his…

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Posted in: Business to Society, Economy, Industrial Strategy

Budget crisis – a moment of truth for responsible business

October 17, 2022 juergenmaier

This piece first appeared on REACTION on 30th September 2022 Business leaders across the country will be worried about the economic turmoil…

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Posted in: Economy

Economic success in north and south is not a zero-sum game

November 30, 2021 juergenmaier

(Photo by Peter Byrne – WPA Pool/Getty Images) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) talks to William Wilson, CEO of…

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Posted in: Economy, Northern Powerhouse Filed under: economy, northern powerhouse

Not a time to let Industrial Strategy die

March 29, 2021 juergenmaier

I have supported and promoted the need for a bold Industrial Strategy for over a decade (as can be seen…

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Posted in: Economy, Industrial Strategy

Brexit Deal or No Deal, having left it this late, our economy will be hit like a slow puncture

December 15, 2020 juergenmaier 1 Comment

In an interview with the Guardian (full article below) I predicted that the UK economy now has no way of…

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Posted in: Economy, EU

Will Covid kill populism and short-termism?

May 11, 2020 juergenmaier

This Covid crisis has laid bare two fundamental issues that have increasingly plagued our politics – populism and short-termism. Firstly,…

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Posted in: Business to Society, Economy, Industrial Strategy, Manufacturing

My hope for a more boring Boris

April 13, 2020 juergenmaier 2 Comments

Comparing German to British culture and political leadership in response to the Covid-19 crisis – 4 minute read.

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Posted in: Economy, Productivity

Is Brexit or Industrial Strategy the defining moment for UK prosperity? – Part 2

August 19, 2019 juergenmaier

In my last post on this topic, I outlined the twin challenges of Britain getting ready for a fourth industrial…

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Posted in: Economy, EU, Industrial Strategy, Manufacturing, Productivity, Technology

Is Brexit or Industrial Strategy the defining moment for UK prosperity?

August 5, 2019 juergenmaier

With a new government team in place Brexit remains the defining issue in UK politics. But it shouldn’t be, as…

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Posted in: Economy, EU, Industrial Strategy, Manufacturing

Digital skills will secure a brighter future for next generation

June 1, 2017 juergenmaier 3 Comments

Growing and strengthening the economy hasn’t really featured in the General Election debate. In part this may be because on the…

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Posted in: Economy, Manufacturing, Productivity

A positive post-Brexit future for the UK

May 11, 2017 juergenmaier 1 Comment

It was an honour, and good fun to participate on BBC Question Time recently.  I watch the programme regularly and…

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Posted in: Economy, EU, Manufacturing, Productivity

Industrial Digitalisation – A cure for the British Economy

February 1, 2017 juergenmaier 10 Comments

I am delighted and honoured to have been asked to lead a Review on Industrial Digitalisation as part of the…

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Posted in: Economy, Manufacturing, Productivity

A society that works for all

January 5, 2017 juergenmaier 5 Comments

  In this blog, I reflect back on 2016. I shot a selfie- video version, to help focus my thoughts,…

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Posted in: Business to Society, Economy, EU

Science post Brexit

July 26, 2016 juergenmaier 1 Comment

Most of us in business and academia are trying to be positive and find a way forward through this Brexit…

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Posted in: Economy, EU

Calm after Brexit vote

June 26, 2016 juergenmaier 4 Comments

I spent some of the weekend at London Pride, a tremendous celebration of diversity and inclusion. It was an incredibly…

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Posted in: Economy, EU

An exciting future for UK Manufacturing inside the EU Single Market

June 1, 2016 juergenmaier

Yesterday,  I got together with fellow CEO’s of Airbus and GKN, Paul Kahn and Nigel Stein, for a press conference,…

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Posted in: Economy, EU, Manufacturing, Uncategorized

Was the 2016 Budget enough to boost productivity and exports?

March 16, 2016 juergenmaier 1 Comment

Clearly, with predictions of a slowdown in UK growth and potential headwinds in the international economy, this was always going…

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Posted in: Economy, Manufacturing, Productivity
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