change of direction for the uk economy and will have to address concerns over labour shortages which many groups are pointing at the government for in action over the current issues that many are facing. included in that is the petrol shortages at the moment. this is a lead story on bbc online today. we will be unpicking this further in the business coverage, which is taking place in around 25 minutes time when i will be speaking to a leading economist about the outlook for the uk economy and boris johnson s vision for up skilling, increasing wages and what that means for the uk economy and businesses, going forward. all of that coming up later in the programme. other days in use. there is mounting tension in taiwan,