How many schoolboys or schoolgirls dream these days of making wizard machines that will change the world? Too few, in the eyes of berr, the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. A policy paper launched on September 8th aims to revamp the image of manufacturing in Britain in order to attract more apprentices and graduates. And the government is not alone in touting the charms of the factory floor: newspapers are full of articles urging Britain to return to its industrial roots. And small wonder, for the financial-services sector, long the engine of economic growth, is on its uppers.
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