In its latest manifesto — An Agenda for Government to 2020 — the EEF sets out its priorities for the next government: to balance growth, boost trade and deliver long-term economic security.
The organisation says that it does not want ‘change for the sake of change’ and focuses on five key points: skills, innovation, infrastructure, energy and resource security, and staying in the European Union. It believes that the national interest will be best served by keeping Britain in a “reformed EU” that focuses on trade.
EEF chief executive Terry Scuoler said: “All parties must now set out a clear vision for the UK economy, including strengthening the role of industry and manufacturing over the next parliament. Leaders also need to set out how they will attack the obstacles that companies of all sizes face in becoming world-class.”
Better Off Out — an organisation that campaigning for Britain to leave the EU — strongly disagrees that EU membership is in the country’s best interests. It argues that leaving would enhance the UK’s trade deals with other nations, while improving the economy and levels of job creation. It would also give the UK more control over its borders, legal system and welfare structure.