After the industrial revolution kicked in britain's main innovative energies were spent on financial innovation and exploitation of a closed, huge global internal market, and being a colonial master at the expense of actually making better products or services.
Except for the rich nabobs coming home from India, I suppose. But there are only so many Savile Row suits and London luxury apartments one can sell to the global population.
UK was at the heart of industrial and scientific revolutions, and was a huge financial innovator. I presume the wealth from colonies in the 19th century killed the two former.
Tongue in cheek:
After the industrial revolution kicked in britain's main innovative energies were spent on financial innovation and exploitation of a closed, huge global internal market, and being a colonial master at the expense of actually making better products or services.
Except for the rich nabobs coming home from India, I suppose. But there are only so many Savile Row suits and London luxury apartments one can sell to the global population.
UK was at the heart of industrial and scientific revolutions, and was a huge financial innovator. I presume the wealth from colonies in the 19th century killed the two former.