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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 27 September 2021 - Fuel issue unlikely to find a quick solution
Description: "According to various sources, there are close to 100k vacancies for HGV drivers across the UK. The Government’s plans to reduce the shortage look like they will fall well short of what is needed.
The reaction of the transport minister is similar to that of the health minister at the start of the pandemic, trying to ignore the issue until it was clear it wasn’t going away without intervention.
With the shortages in supermarkets slowly worsening and deliveries of fuel to petrol stations also becoming a significant issue, it wasn’t helpful when the only answer the transport minist...