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| Ed Miliband urge 'patriotism' in UK business policy | |
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| Labour leader Ed Miliband is to call for more "patriotism" in manufacturing policy to boost British industry. | Labour leader Ed Miliband is to call for more "patriotism" in manufacturing policy to boost British industry. |
| In a speech to the manufacturers' organisation EEF, he is expected to say protectionism should be avoided but "pride and patriotism" are needed in order for British business to succeed. | In a speech to the manufacturers' organisation EEF, he is expected to say protectionism should be avoided but "pride and patriotism" are needed in order for British business to succeed. |
| He said government should support a 'Made in Britain' mark for products. | |
| Business Secretary Vince Cable is also set to speak to speak at the one day conference in London. | |
| Business leaders will suggest measures they want to help "rebalance" the economy over the next few years. | Business leaders will suggest measures they want to help "rebalance" the economy over the next few years. |
| EEF is expected to release details at its national conference of its submission to the Budget later this month, including calls for a target to cut the regulatory "burden" on business. | EEF is expected to release details at its national conference of its submission to the Budget later this month, including calls for a target to cut the regulatory "burden" on business. |
| It will also suggest a 1% reduction in the employer national insurance contribution rate for firms hiring 18 to 24-year-olds. | It will also suggest a 1% reduction in the employer national insurance contribution rate for firms hiring 18 to 24-year-olds. |
| In his speech, Mr Miliband is expected to say protectionism should be avoided because it is "what governments reach for when they don't believe firms can compete". | In his speech, Mr Miliband is expected to say protectionism should be avoided because it is "what governments reach for when they don't believe firms can compete". |
| However, he is set to add that governments underestimate the need for "pride and patriotism - infusing everything from government to culture - if British business is to succeed". | However, he is set to add that governments underestimate the need for "pride and patriotism - infusing everything from government to culture - if British business is to succeed". |
| The Labour leader is expected to say: "We should not be embarrassed about the need for more patriotism in our economic policy. | The Labour leader is expected to say: "We should not be embarrassed about the need for more patriotism in our economic policy. |
| "It is patriotic to have an active government using all the means at its disposal to give competitive British firms every chance to succeed. | "It is patriotic to have an active government using all the means at its disposal to give competitive British firms every chance to succeed. |
| "That patriotism should be rooted in our knowledge that British firms can and do compete with the best in the world, in the belief that they deserve our backing, and in supporting fair competition so that British firms can make it on to the pitch to compete in the first place. | |
| "There are three words we don't hear enough, or see enough. Those three words are 'Made in Britain'. | |
| "This is not about a backward-looking 'Buy British' campaign. This is not about making consumers feel bad if they don't buy products from British businesses. It's about something else: we can't recognise or celebrate our strength in manufacturing unless we know what is designed, invented and made here. | |
| "There should be a standard Made in Britain mark that is backed, not just by industry, but backed by the government." |