Extract from second reading debate (Commons) on the Finance (No 2) Bill - Apr 17

Sarah Olney (Richmond Park) (LD):...The Government have not just wrecked the economy; they have abandoned any strategy or plan for growth. Their lack of joined-up thinking has dire consequences for industry. Recently, we have seen the long and proud history of train manufacturing in the north-east jeopardised, with the Hitachi rail factory in County Durham put at risk of closure due to the Government not signing off an order from FirstGroup  That jeopardises some 800 jobs. The abandonment of the industrial strategy has real consequences for people across the country...