Won't the above apply only to food imported from the EU.I thought brexit was going to lower prices?
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which is a significant percentage.
we can fly cabbages in from America I suppose, Im sure thats cheaper........
Au contraire, Notchious. This reminded me of a similar thread over two years ago. I doubt if things have changed much since then.
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thats not really a counter argument is it, if your going to argue the toss at least have a decent argument to back it with.
it doesnt matter on the food air miles via motties fridge, it's not just mottie buying it. All the supermarkets are doing it, its so you can have what you want all year round. up until british summer time our weekly strawberry punnet is from egypt and various other countries, british summertime the strawberries are from the UK.
this also happens throughout europe, although less so in spain and italy where the mediteranian climate provides them with wonderful fruit and veg.
this fruit and veg from around the globe is due to globalisation and nothing to do with brexit. Brexit was an opportunity to reduce our reliance on imports and globalisation and our c02 emissions etc, however in reality i dont think this will happen at all with more stuff being chosen to import from even further afield.
you sure?
they committed in january to stay in the uk, and their planning on producing batteries in sunderland too
Doh, I know, I was repeating the old project fear chestnut and relating it to ellal's well broadcast departure.
Yes, Nissan are undergoing a massive expansion.
not an opportunity for "Global Britain" then
Not an opportunity for opening up trade with unspecified countries that for unspecified reasons we were unable to trade with as members of the EU. Not an opportunity for cutting our trade with our nearest neighbours. Not an opportunity for resigning from the world's finest and largest single market.
Must have been a different Brexit.
I gather from that reply that someone on my ignored list is complaining about the air miles on the food available in my local supermarket in January 2019, a good few years before Brexit. My point was that if we were already buying from those places two years before Brexit happened when presumably there was an option to buy from the EU, there would have been a cost/availability reason for it and not being able to get those same goods from the EU should make very little difference to the price or supply. I’ve certainly seen no increase or shortage of fruit and veg in my supermarket since Brexit - exactly when is that going to happen - I keep hearing it but I’m still not seeing it!
I can’t see but is the same person complaining about the air miles involved with the EU exporting to their major buyer of fruit and veg, the US? No problems with EU produce travelling those distances is there?
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It was, not the finest but the largest. Five countries accounted for 70% of EU trade, UK was one of those five. Times are changing John, you're beginning to sound like a 'leaver' harking back to the days of the Empire.
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you couldnt make it up
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...calls-eu-migration-tackle-bar-staff-shortage/
I voted for control of who come into our country..... not to kick the good Foreign army out.
If you had played your cards right, me and many others would have voted to stay.....
Well I say you..... I dont mean you.... because you also voted out....
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There was a discussion on the radio about this today - loads of Brits are turning their back on hospitality. Furlough has shown them how important quality time with family is, they don't want to work nights and weekends, and public holidays, bank holidays anymore.
My electrician turned up with a helper last week - was his younger brother, who was previously a chef.
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Hows that working out for you?
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Does he specialise in Eels?
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