at the beginning of the pandemic. what matters right now, well beyond the airport towns, is what happens to those million or so workers are still on the furlough scheme as it ends. the chancellor, rishi sunak, certainly thinks that vacancies and worker shortages show the jobs market has recovered enough to be ta ken off life support. it s absolutely right to say that there are lots of companies trying to hire lots of people and that is a good thing. we are seeing wages go up, record numbers ofjob vacancies, and actually gives us all confidence and optimism about the future. a few miles away from crawley, this exhibition business owner, hayley, was able to offer all her furloughed workers theirjobs back, though some found jobs in other sectors. it s so nice to be back. she, like some union leaders, say the welcome support might be needed again. so there still is a huge uncertainty for us and i m aware that a lot- of people are still struggling. we would definitely like to think that if