What will the new government do for green business skills?

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David Kirkham of Employer First argues the new government has its work cut out if it is to tackle a looming green skills crisis

So the election campaigning is over and UK industry can now see the political environment in which we will be working for the next five years. At Employer First our interest is in skills in the Low Carbon...

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