Another Brexit Bonus

[ninian opinian]

Shipping container pre Brexit £3k post 14k

https://twitter.com/hamptonianman/st...678256642?s=21

What an absolute disaster.

[ninian opinian]

And another

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58582860

Astounding!

[life on mars]

And another

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58582860

Astounding!

Take that Macron

[Rjk]

https://twitter.com/faisalislam/stat...743117323?s=19

trade deficit with the EU widens dramatically.
their exports to us grow.

[Jordi Culé]

https://twitter.com/faisalislam/stat...743117323?s=19

trade deficit with the EU widens dramatically.
their exports to us grow.

Stop being a gloomster. Boris will strike a trade deal with the Yanks and everything will be absolutely spiffing.

[Rjk]

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1...247678470?s=19

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[life on mars]

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1...247678470?s=19

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Is this problem all to do with Brexit ? Only ask as there's a shortage of drivers in Europe and has been an issue for years .

One positive drivers now getting a decent wage instead of wage control through cheaper labour


""" Mainland Europe is experiencing*an estimated 400,000 lorry driver shortage*as port closures across China and the Far East during the Covid pandemic have sparked a global supply chain crisis. ... France has also faced a similar crisis, with the country facing a shortage of around 43,000 drivers since 2019.""

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

This farmer clearly thinks brexit's to blame for the problems with his business, and claims it's usually edited out whenever he mentions the B word.
https://mobile.twitter.com/BylineTV/...26719105110016

[Baloo]

[Doucas]

Brexit in four stages:

Things will be better.
Things won’t be *that* bad.
Things are bad but it’s not our fault.
Things are awful but that was the plan.

[life on mars]

We're all living in a' non ' French submarine and jabbed .

[Rjk]

https://twitter.com/REWearmouth/stat...EyuvgiGtQ&s=19

[JamesWales]

https://twitter.com/REWearmouth/stat...EyuvgiGtQ&s=19

I thought rejoiners liked tariff free trade deals? That's the supposed benefit of being in the single market with all those other nations right? Or is it only good when it refers to the EU?

Thank god twitter is nothing like the real world. Taking your news from it is rarely wise.

[Rjk]

I thought rejoiners liked tariff free trade deals? That's the supposed benefit of being in the single market with all those other nations right? Or is it only good when it refers to the EU?

Thank god twitter is nothing like the real world. Taking your news from it is rarely wise.

not all free trade deals are equal
the EU free trade agreement was a lot better for us as a nation than this deal with new Zealand or the one with Australia.
we don't seem to get anything much out of it, other than being able to say look at all these deals we are signing.

[life on mars]

not all free trade deals are equal
the EU free trade agreement was a lot better for us as a nation than this deal with new Zealand or the one with Australia.
we don't seem to get anything much out of it, other than being able to say look at all these deals we are signing.

Huh ?? Cheaper White Wine , good luck telling the ladies that's not a good deal

[Rjk]

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[life on mars]

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Or :
Norton Motorcycles went into administration—the rough UK equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the States—back in January amid stories of growing debts and undelivered bikes, legal action over unpaid taxes, and a brewing scandal over a mishandled pension scheme

[JamesWales]

Or :
Norton Motorcycles went into administration—the rough UK equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the States—back in January amid stories of growing debts and undelivered bikes, legal action over unpaid taxes, and a brewing scandal over a mishandled pension scheme

It's pointless engaging in 'news' that is nothing more than anecdotal twitter memes. All the big data on unemployment and economic growth is there for us all see, and it's not negative, which is why the zealous will dig deeper into the twitter pit to find some obscure and probably unrelated article, and go "ta daaaar! this proves I WAS right!"

If people ignore the bigger picture and choose to find random cherry picked stuff from twitter, that's their loss.

[JamesWales]

What's more, the post wasnt even accurate, as it left off the rather important latest bit of news about production restarting. Which is weird, because its late 2021 now and administration was 18 months ago..

Good news for workers...bad news for rabbit-holers.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/n...tion-dcpxbnszp

[Croesy Blue]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b1933801.html

[life on mars]

Five years*ago, straight after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (eu), Nissan, a Japanese carmaker, warned that the future of its factory in Sunderland was in doubt. On July 1st it announced a £1bn ($1.3bn) investment in a new battery plant that will secure the factory’s future. And on July 6th Stellantis, another motor manufacturer, said it would be investing £100m to produce electric vans in Ellesmere Port. Further news is expected soon from*bmw*and Toyota. The trade deal that Britain struck with the*eu*in December 2020—and eye-watering amounts of government cash—have bosses musing less about upping sticks, and more about the advantages of post-Brexit regulatory freedom.

[jon1959]

Five years*ago, straight after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (eu), Nissan, a Japanese carmaker, warned that the future of its factory in Sunderland was in doubt. On July 1st it announced a £1bn ($1.3bn) investment in a new battery plant that will secure the factory’s future. And on July 6th Stellantis, another motor manufacturer, said it would be investing £100m to produce electric vans in Ellesmere Port. Further news is expected soon from*bmw*and Toyota. The trade deal that Britain struck with the*eu*in December 2020—and eye-watering amounts of government cash—have bosses musing less about upping sticks, and more about the advantages of post-Brexit regulatory freedom.

Where did you lift that unattributed quote from?

Just wondering who (not you) is assessing the levels of 'government cash' available to companies willing to flip their position on Brexit as 'eye watering'.

[Rjk]

Five years*ago, straight after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (eu), Nissan, a Japanese carmaker, warned that the future of its factory in Sunderland was in doubt. On July 1st it announced a £1bn ($1.3bn) investment in a new battery plant that will secure the factory’s future. And on July 6th Stellantis, another motor manufacturer, said it would be investing £100m to produce electric vans in Ellesmere Port. Further news is expected soon from*bmw*and Toyota. The trade deal that Britain struck with the*eu*in December 2020—and eye-watering amounts of government cash—have bosses musing less about upping sticks, and more about the advantages of post-Brexit regulatory freedom.

in my industry there definitely isn't post Brexit regulatory freedom, but instead a new raft of regulatory requirements to meet for the UK.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Where did you lift that unattributed quote from?

Just wondering who (not you) is assessing the levels of 'government cash' available to companies willing to flip their position on Brexit as 'eye watering'.

LoM tends not to indicate when his 'contributions' are not his own words but copied and pasted from elsewhere. In this case, the words came from 'The Economist' website https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-than-expected

[jon1959]

LoM tends not to indicate when his 'contributions' are not his own words but copied and pasted from elsewhere. In this case, the words came from 'The Economist' website https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-than-expected

Thank you TBG.