start that business community and how do we start that up? it will take a push pull start that up? it will take a push putt but start that up? it will take a push pull but the united states and other governments across the nation are not the governments across the nation are not the only ones dealing with this. on the not the only ones dealing with this. on the us not the only ones dealing with this. on the us issue because one of the problems we have here is a skills gap which we are trying to fill with migration. is there the same debate in america that that skills gap can only be filled with migration or is there an active debate about trading up there an active debate about trading up and skilling american workers? it s both. there are people that certainly it s both. there are people that certainly believe migration can feel that skills certainly believe migration can feel that skills gap at the same time we see unemployment rates while not superhigh see unemployment
skills money into building up all these skills for money into building up all these skills for the current unemployed americans. let s bring in professor anand menon from king s college, london, who s the director of the uk in a changing europe. good to see you. robert peston from the other side had a good blog on this today. it seems to be much on the money especially when you consider the reaction there has been to the sunday times front page. he says the economic case for forging a better trading relationship with the eu is straightforward and obvious, the politics is completely toxic. that s totally spot on. the fact is if you that s totally spot on. the fact is if you are that s totally spot on. the fact is if you are someone that s totally spot on. the fact is if you are someone worried - that s totally spot on. the fact is| if you are someone worried about sovereignty, if you are someone worried about sovereignty, having if you are someone worried about sovereignty,
transition revamp if you like. what are you saying to ministers? i think we have been are you saying to ministers? i think we have been raising are you saying to ministers? i think we have been raising the are you saying to ministers? i think we have been raising the issue - are you saying to ministers? i think we have been raising the issue of. we have been raising the issue of lahour we have been raising the issue of labour shortages were three or four months labour shortages were three or four months now. it has been pretty clear that as months now. it has been pretty clear that as the months now. it has been pretty clear that as the entire world economy bounces that as the entire world economy bounces back there are shortages everywhere. but whilst the cause of the problems might be global, the solutions the problems might be global, the solutions need to be local, and so we are solutions need to be local, and so we are saying let s get round the table. we are s