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Brexit skills shortage crisis risks London handing its finance crown to rivals

If it's difficult for a firm to move a German banker to London, the risk rises that it will simply employ that person in Berlin instead

Staffing shortages in the finance industry were an issue even before Brexit
Staffing shortages in the finance industry were an issue even before Brexit Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

The headlines were stark. “Christmas set for delivery mayhem amid UK lorry driver shortage,” warned the Daily Express. “Thousands more lorry drivers needed to cope with Christmas deliveries,” agreed The Daily Telegraph.

What is striking about these stories is not only the seriousness of the threat to supplies of turkeys for the festive season; it is the date: October 2015.

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