All over Radio 4 this morning, MIRA Technology Park:
http://www.miratechnologypark.com/
MIRA tests all sorts of vehicular applications, and in order to keep itself a global leader has invested £300m in developing a technology park where it hopes related businesses will "cluster". However, it suffers from skills shortages, and the CEO is very concerned about immigration restrictions, and very worried about an exit from Europe - he says he already has to persuade potential clients in places like China that we are not in the process of leaving; he says the perception is that it is already happening. Demonstrates how distance distorts news.
Blog resource for 6th Form, with contributions from teachers and students.
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