There is often a converse relationship between what obsesses officials and ministers behind closed doors and what attracts significant public and media attention. Today’s launch of the government’s industrial strategy is a case in point. The preparation of the industrial strategy has been 16 months in the making and has touched on most parts of government. And yet — apart from the BBC, which feels a certain obligation to cover these things, the announcement has barely made any impact in this morning’s newspapers. That may not unduly worry those behind the plan, because often it is the government initiatives with the smallest media profiles initially…

Source: The Times November 27, 2017 12:11 UTC