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I would say there's a lot of reasons for optimism aboutjobs, whether its entry—leveljobs or more experienced jobs, there is work available for people right now. in thatcham's high street windows, like most towns and cities up and down the country, signs of the time — requests for workers. just outside town, a delivery firm offering big incentives for those with the right skills. there are two huge and unprecedented factors in the jobs market right now. 0n the one hand, the record vacancies and shortages — notjust in lorry cabs. 0n the other hand, tens, hundreds of thousands of workers re...

Plastic waste by 20112, but so far anyway there is no mention of things like this, plastic coffee cups, and some want ministers to go further. there will now be a consultation, but it could be another 18 months before a ban becomes law. friends of the earth say faster, more radical action is needed. we need government to take an overall approach, to say that what we are going to do is bring an end to all plastic pollution and what we are going to do is drastically reduce the amount of all single—use products, not just a fork followed by a spoon followed by a cup. we are trying to be sustaina...

To work together. and it's no good if you've got no... if you haven't got enough people working in the factories, or you haven't got enough drivers, that's going to have a really huge knock—on effect. and we're starting to see a knock—on effect of this for christmas — it is going to affect christmas. thoughts are turning to christmas. the british meat processors association says turkey, gammon and our the christmas staple — pigs in blankets — could be in danger. we usually buy 40 million packets of them but there's a shortage of people to make them and production could be cut by a th...

Happening all at once? well, it is a bit of a perfect storm. there are lots of issues all coming at once. self isolating workers after the pandemic, of course, leaving firms short of staff. brexit, too, has meant big changes to import and export rules. and visa rules have prompted thousands of overseas drivers to return home. now, an ageing workforce also means that drivers are retiring, but there's not enough new recruits that are joining. and some big firms, like the supermarkets, have also put their wages up and offered bonuses to try and attract new drivers, but it means that smaller busin...

They say the covid pandemic, and the impact of brexit trade rules and visa rules for workers have made problem worse. it is thought more than 25,000 eu drivers thought to have returned home during the pandemic and after the uk left the eu. that is causing logistical problems for retailers and shows how reliant we are on the logistics network working to get stuff into stores at the right time and there is little margin for error. we're building up to the tokyo paralympics with the opening ceremonyjust a few hours away. around a500 athletes will be competing in the games, which are taking place ...