The Ridley Plan was a masterclass in strategising for transformative economic change. What would a left equivalent look like today?
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In 1977, Tory backbencher Nicholas Ridley presented Margaret Thatcher with a report unglamorously titled 'Final Report of the Nationalised Industries Policy Group' – later to become known as the ‘Ridley Plan’.
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