brexit is a failure and the next government will begin the process of unravelling the damage.
Even the current govt are having private cross party discussions to look at ways of reducing some of the damage.
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brexit is a failure and the next government will begin the process of unravelling the damage.
Even the current govt are having private cross party discussions to look at ways of reducing some of the damage.
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Not sure if you're saying you don't want any food, or you only want it from countries which invariably have less good/open standards than ours.
Needn't have bothered. Just got back from Sainsbury’s and while they are low on stock, there’s nothing they don’t have apart from curly leaf lettuce - I had to make do with a pack of little gems.
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That's why we need to manage, food security, energy security, workforce security....
A memorable tomato production facility I visited, was in Iceland. True, they have cheap power without inflated prices, but that's our own fault.
If's and buts and maybe's…
You of course have to make allowances for mottie/motman given the fantasy world he lives in...
Because he still listens to the unicorns without question
Been no eggs in our Tesco for days.
from the horses mouth:
"One senior food industry insider says Brexit made the situation worse. “Where there’s a reduction in supply due to weather, it’s a lot easier to supply those in the single market” due to the lower cost and reduced bureaucracy involved, they point out."
Why fruit & veg shortages are only a tiny bit about Brexit
The British Retail Consortium cited "difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa", which had disrupted harvests for products such as tomatoes and peppers. But critics have pointed to plentiful produce elsewhere in Europe
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"Mike Parr, MD of logistics provider PML, backs up that point. He is “repeatedly hearing on the ground that producers are simply not interested in shipping fresh produce to the UK because of the unacceptable cost of transportation, coupled with the unprecedented level of paperwork and well-documented extensive delays associated with imported goods”.
UK shops 'hurt horribly by Brexit,' says former Sainsbury's boss - as shelves lie empty with fruit and veg rationed
UK shops 'hurt horribly by Brexit,' says former Sainsbury's boss - as shelves lie empty with fruit and veg rationed
Supermarkets in the UK have been 'hurt horribly by Brexit' as they grapple with the dwindling supply of fruit and vegetables, Sainsbury's former CEO has told LBC.
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"The message he repeatedly hears on the ground is that producers are simply not interested in shipping fresh produce to the UK because of the unacceptable cost of transportation, coupled with the unprecedented level of paperwork and well-documented extensive delays associated with imported goods. "Excessive handling charges, combined with the lengthy delays, are crippling our business. There are cases where drivers have been left waiting up to 26 hours."
UK shortages? "Enough iceberg lettuce to sink the Titanic"
While consumers run into empty shelves or are limited when buying fresh produce, UK wholesalers deny the produce shortages and say it's simply a matter of money. "We have enough iceberg…
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that's exactly the point.
£8 for thirty now at the local place I used to get them from. The woman on the till reckons they'll be a tenner soon......
I’ve just paid £5 for 10 eggs
That would hurt more than laying the bazzas meself
CCE's make my teeth hurt
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