How to boost British productivity and save the NHS all at once

Unipart boss John Neill reckons he has the answer to the UK's industrial doldrums. So he's off to Davos to tell everyone, George Osborne included

As George Osborne heads down to breakfast in Davos this week, he should brace himself for a lecture along with his muesli.

John Neill, the businessman who spread the Japanese concept of "lean manufacturing" around Britain, wants a word with the chancellor about the UK's woeful productivity record. He is on a mission to change the way Britain works, from restaurants to the NHS, and plans to corner Osborne when they are both at the World Economic Forum.

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