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BRexit : Shall UK stay in EU or go now?

HGV driver shortages could ‘cancel’ Christmas, warns Iceland boss​

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www.theguardian.com

HGV driver shortages could ‘cancel’ Christmas, warns Iceland boss

Richard Walker urges UK government to relax immigration rules to ease shortfall of skilled staff
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com


Brexit, a slow puncture not a car crash
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bylinetimes.com

Brexit and the Economy: The Story So Far

Jonathan Portes delves into the data on the economic performance of the UK after its exit from the EU’s single market and customs union on 1 January and assesses the real-world impact of these new trade barriers
bylinetimes.com bylinetimes.com
 
Tabloids declared panic, now Petrol Retailers Association are reporting 90% of sites have run dry:

  • Government suspends competition rules in the sector so that companies can share information, considers bringing in the army to assist with deliveries
  • Some members of Petrol Retailers Association are reporting 90% of sites have run dry: Sky; BP Plc says it has run out of fuel at a third of its stations
  • Business lobby group tells government to find quick solutions
  • Industry held talks with ministers over weekend; London mayor seeks to secure fuel supplies for key workers
  • Businesses and unions say move to ease visa rules for truckers won’t be enough
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

www.bbc.com

Fuel supply: UK suspends competition law to get petrol to forecourts

It comes as the Petrol Retailers Association warns that up to two-thirds of its members are out of fuel.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
 
jack_christie said:
Tabloids declared panic, now Petrol Retailers Association are reporting 90% of sites have run dry
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Continuing the covid thread tradition, please stop panicking.

All of this is a gigantic shitshow and a "told you so" towards Brexiteers is in order. But:
  • Due to media frenzy it seems like the average petrol station sold a week's worth of petrol during half a day on Friday
  • "some members" of the Petrol Retailers Association report 90% of sites run dry
  • Same link says BP says one third has run dry.
So it's bad. It won't get better, since no one will come to drive a lorry in the UK only to be out of a job by Christmas, when there's a lorry driver shortage within the EU as well. But it's not as bad as you paint it once again :)
 
"European truck drivers are not going to come and help you
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Halfords recorded a 17-fold rise in the number of jerry cans sold over the weekend​

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www.thelondoneconomic.com

Fuel panic leads to soaring demand for jerry cans

Halfords recorded a 17-fold rise in the number of jerry cans sold over the weekend, it reported as the fuel crisis worsens.
www.thelondoneconomic.com www.thelondoneconomic.com

16.09.2021

why do UK supply chains seem more disrupted?​

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trans.info

There’s a Europe-wide HGV driver shortage. So why do UK supply chains seem more disrupted?

After being asked that very question regarding the driver shortages in Poland and the apparent disparity in supply chain disruption compared to Great Britain, ...
trans.info
 
See what I mean about us becoming a rather panicky and terrible news aggregator?
 
I feel sorry for everyone in the UK that voted to stay in the EU. For the rest, not so much.
 
gaasc said:
See what I mean about us becoming a rather panicky and terrible news aggregator?
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Got any good news related to Brexit?
 
Do you at least get Super Over the Top Rah-Rah Patriotism blue passports like the U.S. does? NGL, the artwork on our pages is not worth pissing away a productive and functional relationship with most of our most convenient trading partners but impressive.
 
GRtak said:
www.independent.co.uk

Government asks German residents to drive lorries even if they never have before

Exclusive: German driving licences issued before 1999 include entitlement to drive a small to medium-sized truck of up to 7.5 tonnes
www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
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Like something out of Yes Minister :ROFLMAO:


‘Buy Christmas dinner now and freeze it’​

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www.independent.co.uk

‘Buy Christmas dinner now and freeze it’ shoppers told

Army of temporary workers from overseas is unlikely to solve UK supply chain chaos because visas can’t be processed in time, say immigration lawyers
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