food prices to rise

[Swiss Peter]

Well wages are up and unemployment is down, so it ain't the workers.

But as explained here, in May and June, total exports to the EU were up anyway on pre-brexit levels.

"Exports of goods to the EU, excluding precious metals, were above pre-EU exit levels in May and June 2021; rising £1.2 billion (9.1%) to £14.1 billion in May 2021, followed by a further £0.2 billion (1.2%) to £14.3 billion in June 2021."

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/natio...trade/june2021

The problem - as I believe you yourself have acknowledged - is that data at this level is not conclusive, we really need to wait and see what the balance of Brexit impacts looks like.

However, as someone earlier in the thread says, whatever all these links imply (and we will probably all interpret them to suit our own side of the argument) there are people experiencing real life every day issues that result directly from Brexit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58432347

David Josephs, owner of All Greens Wholesale, a fruit and vegetable importer and wholesaler in London, said Brexit had been the biggest cause of additional costs for his business.

"We have an operation out of Milan, we ship twice a week, and just those two shipments a week coming out of Milan, the paperwork, purely the paperwork, is costing us an additional €52,000 (£44,650) a year," he told the BBC.

Maybe there are real life stories (not inconclusive links with inconclusive statistics) which show the real every day positive impacts of Brexit. I'd be interested to see them. Do you have any to share?

[ninian opinian]

Now National Insurance up. Why???? Where is the money from the side of the bus, where’s all that gone???

[Rjk]

Now National Insurance up. Why???? Where is the money from the side of the bus, where’s all that gone???

conveniently that doesn't impact most of the over 65s who are largely tory

[dembethewarrior]

Anybody else absolutely desperate by now to know what JamesWales does for a living? Seems very reluctant to share, I'm going with traffic warden or pimp

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