don’t want to sound churlish about the wide ranging package of economic support announced by the chancellor, the centrepiece of which is the Job Support Scheme that will subsidise the wages of workers on short time as a result of the pandemic.
There is much to like and it is to Rishi Sunak’s credit that he consulted with, and listened to, both unions and employers in formulating his plans.
But there is still a gaping hole at the centre of them, which Shadow Chancellor Annalise Dodds, given the tough task of responding, hit the back of the net with: the lack of any mention of training.
