Britain's manufacturing decline

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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.
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