Sorry you feel so incapable. I personally feel there is much I can do, we can all make a small change in our own lives.
It's a lovely thought, really quite Utopian. Practically though, no you can't. As individuals we can, say, choose where to shop, maybe go local and walk more. Cycle maybe. We can aim to use UK made products, have you seen the price of a second hand Lotus or Morgan recently? Hardly practical either, for a trip to the local farmers market.
You see, all the industries you mention are very high end, bespoke or niche industries. Go and buy a UK made tent, or an everyday UK made item like a cooker, lamp, fridge, iron, washing machine, tv, dvd player, bath, sink, tap, pen, pencil, printer, computer, soap, washing powder, chicken fillet etc etc etc In the UK nowadays we don't do it. There is no point in arguing with me about this, we are net importer of energy, commodities, everything. In 2010, UK imports were worth US$546.5 billion with exports valued at only US$405.6 billion. We are a net importer, the Government, the IMF, the World Bank, the EU all say so. In fact we are the 7th biggest importer in the World.
We make great satellites, brilliant Formula 1 cars, and wonderful shotgun engravings, whooppee do. We don't make what we need as a country, that's the problem.
