Maybe you've been believing the wrong propaganda?
8th to 43rd is quite a bit of cognitive dissonance
IN A RECENT survey of the British public, respondents were asked where they believed the country ranked in the global manufacturing league table. The median answer, 43rd, was a little wide of the mark. The latest comparable data, for 2021, make Britain the world’s eighth-biggest manufacturer, up one place from 2020 and (better still) overtaking France.
If their job is a cop, then they'd be somewhat correct in that notion?