Britain's manufacturing decline

2012-07-24 1

Once upon a time, Britain made cars - thousands of them.

Today's conservative government says tax havens offer a solution to the country's huge budget deficit.

But some say the country's biggest problem is that it is no longer a major manufacturer.

Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Coventry, on the former pride of Britain where locals haven't forgotten that the collapse of Britain's industries coincided with Margaret Thatcher's government.