902jon, I have no idea where you get your info from but there has been no spending freeze on recruitment or training. Not from where i'm sitting anyway.
There is a shortage of suitable applicants for the positions available, that doesn't mean recruitment isn't happening. Also, just because the recruitment boom of the last couple of years has slowed now, that also doesn't mean that it isn't taking place.
Training continues, with probably millions being spent on sim training, new sim building in ABZ etc etc.
Hope that helps.