Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant says he hopes the next UK government will be one that values "people over profits". The Edinburgh-born designer and businessman, who is credited for reviving the fortunes of Savile Row tailors Norton and Sons, said he stood by comments he made on a TV panel show saying the Tory government hadn't done a single positive thing for British society. He said business "had a positive role to play in society" but he was firmly opposed to Conservative neo-liberal economic policy of "business doing whatever it likes in order to make the most money.
" "I think this has been one of the most harmful administrations in the history of British politics ," said the 52-year-old, who set up an ethical clothing brand Community Clothing in 2016, which sources all its knitwear from Scottish factories. 'The Conservatives have been a disaster for this country' (Image: Harper Collins) "Between austerity and Brexit and the way Covid was handled, they have been a disaster for this country. "Brexit had a terribly damaging effect on British business - absolutely disastrous - apart from the finance industry who might be able to keep a bit more of their money in their pockets.
"I want a government that actually cares about people and their work and our society rather than a government that all it thinks about is making a lot of money for a few people," added the businessman and author, who has said he lives contentedly on a salary of around £50,000. Born in Edin.