One is that it is a demand issue. Alternatively, is it a supply issue (that is, not enough tradesmen)? The second reason is the potential economic destruction brought on ourselves by leaving the EU, particularly if this is done without any future trade agreement. The double whammy of Covid and Brexit have the potential to create an economic recession that can barely be imagined. Given Covid allied to Brexit, that rain is likely to be awfully hard indeed, and made all the harder if future economic policy reflects “balance the books”, rather than more original and creative economic thinking.

Source: The Herald October 15, 2020 10:00 UTC