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Through the Mill

26/04/2012

BBC Radio 4 - In Business, Through the Mill

Peter Day finds out how the Lancashire textile industry struggles to survive.

The Lancashire cotton industry was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British economy. Peter Day finds out how it struggles to survive.

In the 19th century the Lancashire cotton industry was at the heart of the world's industrial revolution and the main engine of the British economy. In the 20th century it started a long decline. Today a few remaining textile manufacturers are finding ways of surviving huge global competition. Peter Day finds out how they are doing it.
Producer: Sandra Kanthal.

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