Wakey-wakey: we must face up to this construction skills crisis

Richard steer bw 2017

The skills shortage is already crippling construction yet the government seems comatose in the face of the impact a no-deal Brexit will have on recruitment

Increasingly, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit has been weaponised by both Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson to leverage support among the Conservative Party’s membership base – the group that is going to decide the country’s future. Surveys show that more than 70% of these voters –  likely to be men no longer working, given that their average age is 57 but four in 10 are over 65 – would welcome a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

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