A resurgence in British manufacturing is the best way to revive our economy after coronavirus

We have allowed our economy to deindustrialise to a greater extent than any other. But there is a way to trade ourself out of the crisis without incomes falling, writes John Mills

Workers on the production line at Brandon Medical's factory in Leeds (Brandon Medical)

Britain is teetering on the brink of an economic recession of the kind we have never seen before in our lifetime.

Economic recovery from this virus will not be easy anywhere in the world, but it will be considerably harder for the UK as a result of our fundamental imbalances unless we find new ways of getting our economy growing again.

Yesterday, my new Institute – the John Mills Institute for Prosperity – published an extensive piece of research on how Britain can best plan its recovery, with the support of former Labour MP Caroline Flint.