The UK has a well-reported productivity problem: mediocre managers, poor communication and chronic underinvestment hampering growth. What can Britain learn from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, all countries with more productive economies? And what lessons can be learned from Japan, the only major developed economy that is less productive than the UK? Presenter Isabel Berwick speaks to Financial Times senior business writer Andrew Hill to find out what’s ailing Britain. Later, he talks to Leo Lewis, Asia business editor at the Financial Times, and Richard Milne, head of the Nordic and Baltic bureau, to find out how the UK could do better (or worse)… This is a repeat of an episode published at the end of October. , 2023.
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Hosted by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio.