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As we know, Britain suffered a relative decline during the latter half of the 19th century, both in industrial production and more importantly, in technological progress.

There were many domestic reasons for this long decline, apart from the industrialization in other countries: such as Long Depression, inadequate education (if you double-check the list of inventions during this period, the whooping majority of them originated from the US and Germany), outdated technology and management practices (like Taylorism), lack of systemic R&D spending, lack of government support for new industries (well, such as the stupid Red Flag Act which curb-stomped development of car industry by a decade)...

In order to perform better (actually, we can easily have Britain being the largest industrial country in Europe in 1914 with a large share in global manufacturing output than even a hypothetical Greater Germany), all of the problems above must be solved before 1900.

But we need some POD to kickstart the change in British economic policies and mindset? Which potential POD can do so?
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