Surrender: How British Industry Gave Up the Ghost 1952-2012

London: Biteback Publishing Ltd., 2012. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean, bright and intact. Cheap paper browning as usual but contents clean without inscriptions, odours, marks etc. 354 pp. First edition, first impression with full number line. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. At the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, the souvenirs on sale across the nation were, as one might expect, almost entirely British-made. Yet by 2012, the vast majority of Diamond Jubilee keepsakes were manufactured in China and the British consumer would be hard pressed to find any household articles produced in the UK. Even products that epitomise Britishness are now made overseas: Slazenger's official Wimbledon tennis ball in the Philippines, Terry's Chocolate Orange in Poland, HP Sauce at a Euro-glop factory in Holland, and Smarties in Germany. Industry used to be what made Britain great; now a shadow has fallen on the factories of our nation. How has this been allowed to happen and is there any glimmer of hope for the future? This timely, analytical book has the answers. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.