WEEKLY DIGEST

James Dyson (in Mini, above), David Bailey, Zandra Rhodes, Richard Rogers, Barbara Hulanicki and Ron Arad on their favourite British design objects (Observer)

An interview with Andrew Ritchie of Brompton Bicycle (City AM)

'Made in Britain' - on British brands (Make it British)

A video on the knitters of Inish Meain (One Trip Pass)

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Photo by Richard Saker for The Observer

TALES OF THE UNSKILLED

Two stories have caught the eye over the last week or so. The Financial Times reported that luxury goods houses are lamenting the lack of skills amongst workers. Meanwhile, Katie Allen in The Observer wrote about politicians competing to support the manufacturing sector. Allen's article touches on the lack of skilled workers in the UK today.

Picture credit: Humphrey Spender/Getty Images

(Employees at the Austin car factory in Birmingham in 1939.)