So after its bad start to the year, it looks like the #CBI has been seeking a 'white knight' to help it out of its self-created mess... and it looks like #MakeUK could be the lily candidate.

If the CBI & MakeUK do merge, there may be an interesting opportunity to shift the focus of business lobbying of Governments with a more coherent voice for #Manufacturing (too often drowned out by the special interest of #financialservices)...

But its early days yet & they could easily blow it anyway

Palestine Action crash Make UK’s engineering awards 
Palestine Action snuck their way into Canary Wharf's East Wintergarden, to crash the 'Make UK National Gala Awards' Ceremony, humiliating Elbit Systems and
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/01/28/palestine-action-crash-make-uks-engineering-awards/
#Activism #Airbus #BAEsystems #EastWintergarden #Elbit #ElbitSystems #EurofighterTyphoon #Leonardo #MakeUK #MakeUKNationalGalaAwards #PalestineAction #SHUTELBITDOWN #Solidarity #Teledynee2v