Brexit is undoubtedly a factor. But there are others. HGV driving has been a ticking time bomb for many years.
HGV drivers are often paid little more than minimum wage. When you add in the poor lifestyle, poor work-life balance, and the fact that it costs £thousands to get a Licence, little wonder that UK drivers have shunned the job for decades.
We knew we were leaving the EU years ago. Yet UK logistics companies have done little or nothing-unless you count putting up their prices. Where was the planning for the inevitable change?
Add in the facts that we are on the outer edge of Europe, an island, Covid, and the fact that every European country has a major shortage of HGV drivers.
The "UK Trade and Business Commission" tries desperately to fool people as to its basis. It is not a Parliamentary Committee-it was set up by "Best for Britain", a campaign group whose main purposes are for us to rejoin the EU and to frustrate any moves towards independence from the EU.
53% polled did not like Boris's deal? Sure. But then the majority have voted against pretty much everything-staying in the EU, every single type of deal to leave, every party wanting to remain.
The British public votes against everything. In short, it votes to have the omelette without breaking eggs. Doesn't prove anything. Other than the public have unrealistic expectations.
The polls that matter-the ones that really determine the path ahead-have not gone your way.
"Crisis facing touring musicians"? Really? So they are to be treated like everyone else wanting to do work abroad. I don't see US bands finding this to be insurmountable.
This is just the opposite side of the coin to the likes of the ERG. Propaganda. Designed to fool the gullible.
So you think its a good deal, and there are no real problems?
Of course not. There only seem to be 2 sides to the debate:- (1) It's all brilliant, we've got our country back; and (2) We're all doomed
Both are faintly ridiculous.
The Northern Ireland bit is not going well. There needs to be renegotiation on all sides, particularly including Ireland.
There needs to be immigration policies tailor-made for the needs of the UK. a willingness not to rely on 3rd World countries to do our dirty work. And to provide forward-looking ideas. Not rest on the laurels/defeat of 2016.
The next generation will reject Brexit and the way it diminished our country – Europe will welcome us back
Covid would have stretched the capabilities of any government to the extreme, but nothing reveals the nature of the relative impacts on our economy more than the assessment last week by the Office for Budget Responsibility that the long-term effects of Brexit were twice as damaging as those of Covid.
The attempt by George Eustice, secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, to dismiss these findings as “old hat” fell rather flat when Nick Robinson on the Today programme pointed out that they had only been published the day before. It is important to remember that Brexit was conceived, designed and secured before the word Covid ever entered our vocabulary.
The "UK Trade and Business Commission" tries desperately to fool people as to its basis. It is not a Parliamentary Committee-it was set up by "Best for Britain", a campaign group whose main purposes are for us to rejoin the EU and to frustrate any moves towards independence from the EU.
53% polled did not like Boris's deal? Sure. But then the majority have voted against pretty much everything-staying in the EU, every single type of deal to leave, every party wanting to remain.
The British public votes against everything. In short, it votes to have the omelette without breaking eggs. Doesn't prove anything. Other than the public have unrealistic expectations.
The polls that matter-the ones that really determine the path ahead-have not gone your way.
"Crisis facing touring musicians"? Really? So they are to be treated like everyone else wanting to do work abroad. I don't see US bands finding this to be insurmountable.
This is just the opposite side of the coin to the likes of the ERG. Propaganda. Designed to fool the gullible.
So you think its a good deal, and there are no real problems?
Of course not. There only seem to be 2 sides to the debate:- (1) It's all brilliant, we've got our country back; and (2) We're all doomed
Both are faintly ridiculous.
The Northern Ireland bit is not going well. There needs to be renegotiation on all sides, particularly including Ireland.
There needs to be immigration policies tailor-made for the needs of the UK. a willingness not to rely on 3rd World countries to do our dirty work. And to provide forward-looking ideas. Not rest on the laurels/defeat of 2016.
Protests to be held on Irish border telling Johnson to ‘back off’ on Article 16
Northern Ireland public don’t back you over Brexit talks, Lord Frost told
Lord Frost has been told the Northern Irish public do not back him in negotiations with the EU as he seeks to tear up the Brexit agreement.
In an interview on BBC Radio Ulster it was put to the Brexit minister that "poll after poll" showed the public backed keeping the protocol as it was.
And it was pointed out that a majority of parties in the Northern Ireland assembly supported keeping the protocol – which the UK government has threatened to scrap.
The latest poll conducted for Queen’s University Belfast last month shows support for the protocol growing, with 52 per cent of respondents saying the post-Brexit arrangements are a “good thing” – up from 43 per cent in June.
The "UK Trade and Business Commission" tries desperately to fool people as to its basis. It is not a Parliamentary Committee-it was set up by "Best for Britain", a campaign group whose main purposes are for us to rejoin the EU and to frustrate any moves towards independence from the EU.
53% polled did not like Boris's deal? Sure. But then the majority have voted against pretty much everything-staying in the EU, every single type of deal to leave, every party wanting to remain.
The British public votes against everything. In short, it votes to have the omelette without breaking eggs. Doesn't prove anything. Other than the public have unrealistic expectations.
The polls that matter-the ones that really determine the path ahead-have not gone your way.
"Crisis facing touring musicians"? Really? So they are to be treated like everyone else wanting to do work abroad. I don't see US bands finding this to be insurmountable.
This is just the opposite side of the coin to the likes of the ERG. Propaganda. Designed to fool the gullible.
So you think its a good deal, and there are no real problems?
Of course not. There only seem to be 2 sides to the debate:- (1) It's all brilliant, we've got our country back; and (2) We're all doomed
Both are faintly ridiculous.
The Northern Ireland bit is not going well. There needs to be renegotiation on all sides, particularly including Ireland.
There needs to be immigration policies tailor-made for the needs of the UK. a willingness not to rely on 3rd World countries to do our dirty work. And to provide forward-looking ideas. Not rest on the laurels/defeat of 2016.
Loyalists haven’t got a clue about the Protocol, Bertie Ahern says
Only 18 per cent of Britons think Brexit is going well, poll finds
Fewer than one in five people in Great Britain believe Brexit has been a success, a YouGov poll has found.
Meanwhile, 52 per cent of respondents think that things have gone badly since the transition period ended 11 months ago.
The percentage of Britons dissatisfied with the effects of the divorce hovered around 40 per cent at the start of the year. However, this figure has shot up in recent months, following the petrol crisis in September, which was sparked by a shortage of HGV drivers.
The latest numbers are likely to make grim reading for a government that continues to suggest Brexit is in the best interest of the country.
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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/morrisons-apologises-labelling-non-eu-salt-pepper-chicken-123813494.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/new-zealand-trade-deal-could-be-disaster-for-northern-ireland-farmers-poots/ar-AAQe9QB?ocid=msedgntp
Covid would have stretched the capabilities of any government to the extreme, but nothing reveals the nature of the relative impacts on our economy more than the assessment last week by the Office for Budget Responsibility that the long-term effects of Brexit were twice as damaging as those of Covid.
The attempt by George Eustice, secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, to dismiss these findings as “old hat” fell rather flat when Nick Robinson on the Today programme pointed out that they had only been published the day before. It is important to remember that Brexit was conceived, designed and secured before the word Covid ever entered our vocabulary.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/the-next-generation-will-reject-brexit-and-the-way-it-diminished-our-country-europe-will-welcome-us-back/ar-AAQhsxb?ocid=msedgntp
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/protests-to-be-held-on-irish-border-telling-johnson-to-back-off-on-article-16/ar-AAQFnvI?ocid=msedgntp
Lord Frost has been told the Northern Irish public do not back him in negotiations with the EU as he seeks to tear up the Brexit agreement.
In an interview on BBC Radio Ulster it was put to the Brexit minister that "poll after poll" showed the public backed keeping the protocol as it was.
And it was pointed out that a majority of parties in the Northern Ireland assembly supported keeping the protocol – which the UK government has threatened to scrap.
The latest poll conducted for Queen’s University Belfast last month shows support for the protocol growing, with 52 per cent of respondents saying the post-Brexit arrangements are a “good thing” – up from 43 per cent in June.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/northern-ireland-public-don-t-back-you-over-brexit-talks-lord-frost-told/ar-AAQNINR?ocid=msedgntp
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/loyalists-haven-t-got-a-clue-about-the-protocol-bertie-ahern-says/ar-AAQREkS?ocid=msedgntp
Proof that there is no vaccine for stupid.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uk-says-significant-gap-with-eu-over-n-ireland-ready-to-use-article-16/ar-AARaJw6?ocid=msedgntp
NI Protocol: Use of Article 16 ruled out before Christmas by UK minister
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59381132
Šefčovič: EU accuses Lord Frost of 'political posturing'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59365412
NI Protocol could have advantages - PUP councillor John Kyle says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-59423272
Fewer than one in five people in Great Britain believe Brexit has been a success, a YouGov poll has found.
Meanwhile, 52 per cent of respondents think that things have gone badly since the transition period ended 11 months ago.
The percentage of Britons dissatisfied with the effects of the divorce hovered around 40 per cent at the start of the year. However, this figure has shot up in recent months, following the petrol crisis in September, which was sparked by a shortage of HGV drivers.
The latest numbers are likely to make grim reading for a government that continues to suggest Brexit is in the best interest of the country.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/only-18-per-cent-britons-235205224.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/topstories/northern-ireland-economy-has-outperformed-rest-of-uk-ons-figures-show/ar-AARgBbt?ocid=msedgntp
EU could launch move against UK that would be 'very damaging to UK businesses'
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/eu-could-launch-move-against-uk-that-would-be-very-damaging-to-uk-businesses/ar-AARfI8y?ocid=msedgntp