Post Brexit - part 21

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chelseachelsea wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:15 pm

I'm sure we'll survive and still be here in 100 years time, if not more, unless your friendly mate Putin decides against it.
That's the best brexit can offer the UK. We'll survive.

That should be filed under "more winning" for sure.
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A brief history of the Guardian on Brexit and food shortages

2017

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... rmers-warn

2018

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -shortages

2019

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... llowhammer


2020

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... rage-space


2021

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... tched-deal


2022

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... poll-finds

2023

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... port-rules



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Post brexit import checks have been delayed continually until this month. That's why the worst was avoided so far.
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Whatever food shortages there are I cant say it has affected me too much, what I have noticed is shrinkflation. just a couple of examples.
I like Sainsbury mini cobs, packaging used to state 'minimum of 8 cobs', a few weeks ago I picked up a pack and didn't take notice that the wording had changed. No more 'minimum 8' just, mini cobs. A couple of days later I opened the pack and only 7,price the same, looked on Sainsbury website and it states'7'm looked at Tesco, 7. Last week I bought a bunch of daffs from the Tesco Express, last year there were 20 in the bundle, last week 18 and this week 10.
What is glaring though is the steep rise in some things, a packet of mushroom stir fry up by 75p rom 3 weeks ago and Sainsbury own brand corned beef double from the last time I bought it.


Still, and greatly off topic, taking the piss out of Labour is still free. :P
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No lack of lettuce is a Brexit win.
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Which story is wrong?
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Yes, would be good to know.
Would also be good if anyone can give some practical examples of how Brexit has benefitted the UK, other than misguided emotional guff about "getting our country back" etc
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subsub wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:57 am
Yes, would be good to know.
Would also be good if anyone can give some practical examples of how Brexit has benefitted the UK, other than misguided emotional guff about "getting our country back" etc
Bizarrely, there are still loads of gammons who in this post- brexit era constantly moan that we still need to get our country back/send the boat people back to France etc.

The same sort of crap that they spouted while the UK was in the EU. It's almost as if there was no plan for how brexit could benefit the UK in practical terms.

It was all about misguided emotions and politicians gunning for easy votes. Now that it's obvious that brexit hasn't delivered the expected outcomes, the arguments are being repeated all over again.
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There was one occasion I couldn't get any peppers and a couple of times there were no cucumbers
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Holden Mcgroyne wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:38 pm

There was one occasion I couldn't get any peppers and a couple of times there were no cucumbers
Not keen on either, so all good here.
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Holden Mcgroyne wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:38 pm

There was one occasion I couldn't get any peppers and a couple of times there were no cucumbers
Hardly staples though, are they? Both easily done without, it's when bread wheat, rice and pulses become scarce it will affect many.
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So no one can say why they are wrong. I've read them and the only debatable one is if we grow our own food.
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Food prices have already been rising. The import controls on EU goods arriving into the UK were continually postponed/deferred by the government post-brexit to avoid even greater price hikes and get the blame when things truly go bad.

Rather convenient that they finally implement it with less than a year to go until the next general election. Let the other lot deal with the fallout.
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