By Alex Brummer for the Daily MailPublished: 17:00 EDT, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 03:45 EDT, 10 July 2021Following much deliberation, my family decided to go green and ordered an electrified Volvo. We were given an original delivery date of September and in anticipation ordered and paid for a charging pod on our driveway. As the nation pulled out of the pandemic, manufacturing was remarkably robust, taking up the slack from a weakened service sector affected by lockdowns and social distancing. It fell in April as a result of North Sea disruption and in May (and perhaps subsequent months) as a consequence of microchip shortages. Much more important for the UK’s open economy, dependent on the trade in services, is recovery elsewhere.

Source: The Nation July 09, 2021 21:00 UTC