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Post by manonthemoon2 on Aug 24, 2021 22:42:42 GMT 1
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-McDonald’s runs out of milk shakes -Nando’s runs out of chicken -Food, drink exports EU down £2bn first quarter -90k lorry driver vacancies -Poultry processing 7k vacancies
‘Britain will prosper mightily after Brexit’ - Boris Johnson
Yes,it seems so... NOT
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Post by tim17 on Aug 25, 2021 6:11:57 GMT 1
I've no doubt there is a big Brexit element to those shortages/difficulties but France also has similar supply issues and has had for months, there are 0000's of vacancies for lorry drivers and agricultural workers which aren't going to get filled anytime soon.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 6:42:30 GMT 1
I've no doubt there is a big Brexit element to those shortages/difficulties but France also has similar supply issues and has had for months, there are 0000's of vacancies for lorry drivers and agricultural workers which aren't going to get filled anytime soon. Indeed, according to this article there is a shortage of 50k drivers:
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Post by exile on Aug 25, 2021 10:05:03 GMT 1
I have posted before that this shortage of HGV drivers is a pan-European problem. The problem is exacerbated by creating isolationism - whether by Brexit or by C19.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 11:46:01 GMT 1
Copied from another site -McDonald’s runs out of milk shakes -Nando’s runs out of chicken -Food, drink exports EU down £2bn first quarter -90k lorry driver vacancies -Poultry processing 7k vacancies ‘Britain will prosper mightily after Brexit’ - Boris Johnson Yes,it seems so... NOT Not forgetting... Prisoners replacing meat processors. Now if that doesn't turn you Vulcan.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 12:26:31 GMT 1
I think the using prisoners is a good idea
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 12:37:15 GMT 1
Wouldn't it be ironic if the prisoners were jailed for stealing Bwitish jobs.
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Post by ibis on Aug 25, 2021 15:31:29 GMT 1
They should be cleaning the streets or as they do in the USA help fight the fires raging all over the South of Europe and North Africa.
Let them give back and make their 10 cents an hour that just goes back into the system when they purchase from the prison shop..
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Post by tim17 on Aug 25, 2021 16:08:16 GMT 1
If it was done properly with full training etc then at least some would have a chance of a job after leaving prison.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 16:34:05 GMT 1
Alternatively, give them training and proper jobs before they go off the rails and keep them out of prison. Tackle the problems in society that lead to young men in particular embarking on a life of crime because there isn't an alternative.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2021 9:27:58 GMT 1
Although the current HGV driver shortage is a situation that’s been building up over many years it’s surely been exacerbated in the UK by Brexit. There are now calls for the job to be re-classified as ‘skilled’ rather than ‘un-skilled’ (strange that it’s considered an un-skilled job anyway ) to attract drivers from the EU.
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Post by exile on Aug 26, 2021 21:42:36 GMT 1
Without doubt Jackie, Brexit has made a bad situation worse. Covid has put the icing on the cake and the UK government views on issuing temporary visas is the cherry on the top
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Post by tim17 on Aug 27, 2021 6:18:43 GMT 1
Brexit is a prime example where ideology wins over common sense. The HGV driver shortages have been building up for years and it wouldn't have taken a genius to work out that by cutting off the driver supply from the EU would exacerbate the problem.
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Post by flober on Aug 27, 2021 7:41:46 GMT 1
I think it shows more the lack of investment by companies in training and a reliance on cheap foreign labour.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2021 7:50:03 GMT 1
I think it shows more the lack of investment by companies in training and a reliance on cheap foreign labour. Which is also the reason why, as we move around England's richest and most intensely farmed arable area, we see crops rotting in the fields and a move away from labour intensive crops such as brassicas to crops harvested by machine such as wheat.
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