Title: Britain is facing a “retirement cliff” in engineering - BBC News
Headings: Britain is facing a “retirement cliff” in engineering
Britain is facing a “retirement cliff” in engineering
Business embassy
Immigration debate
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Content: Apprenticeships do not. If the country is not creating the right skills then it will have to import them. Sir Terry, speaking to me against the backdrop of a five feet tall model of an Airbus A380, said that the difficult immigration debate should not muddy the waters about how to support economic growth. image copyright
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Lord Heseltine, economic advisor to 10 Downing Street, spoke at the event
"I think there is a concern that the immigration debate can get too loud," he said. "Britain has always been open, it's a great strength. It's always been a place to visit, to do business, to learn - that must continue. Like everything else, in terms of public policy, immigration needs to be managed - and perhaps it could be managed better going forward. "But we must always project an image around the world of being open." The business people at this event in Liverpool, and that certainly does not mean it is reflected across the country, certainly appear keen to stay in the European Union. "Business people want it," Sir Terry said.