After Brexit

[Cactus Jack]

What the fuck is this?

And this?

I prefer this idea

[Cactus Jack]

A collapse in British exports to the Republic of Ireland since Brexit has handed Dublin an extraordinary trade surplus with London, new figures show.

The Irish government says new trading red tape explains a €2 billion plunge in the value of goods sales – 47.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared with the start of 2020.

It is revealed after ferry routes were expanded between the country and France, to bypass British ports mired in the extra paperwork brought by Boris Johnson’s trade agreement.

The figures, published by Dublin, suggest its companies have switched to buying products directly from EU countries, rather than from across the Irish Sea.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 71900.html

There's something even more remarkable behind this. Whereas the trade between the UK and Ireland was always heavily in the UK's favour the reverse was true of trade between Ireland and the six counties.

Now that has reversed too. So while the UK as a whole has seen it's market in Ireland collapse - not just because unlike the British the EU had prepared for Brexit but also because obviously there were plenty of other suppliers across 27 countries for Irish businesses to switch to - Northern Ireland has tied itself much closer economically to the Republic.

I would imagine there must be many jobs that were once on the British mainland have been moved into Northern Ireland where it's easier to fulfill Irish orders from inside the single market.

[Stooo]

Ah...

Um.

[Stooo]

They need to fill up the empty shelves and freezers with patriotic flags, that'll show those pesky Europeans!

[Cactus Jack]

They need to fill up the empty shelves and freezers with patriotic flags, that'll show those pesky Europeans!

Are these the sunlit uplands we were promised?

[Grafenwalder]

Ah...

Um.

Have to admit i''ve always held Bruce Dickinson in high regard as he's much much more than just the vocalist of a successful heavy metal band.

[Grafenwalder]

They need to fill up the empty shelves and freezers with patriotic flags, that'll show those pesky Europeans!

Worrying scenes more reminiscent of what Britain and the West used to sneer at East Germany over.

[Rolluplostinspace]

UK to EU exports rise to near pre-Brexit levels as trade deficit drops

After a catastrophic start to the year, UK exports to the EU have risen to near 2019 levels, before the UK exited the European Union.
https://www.cityam.com/uk-to-eu-exports-rise-to-near-pre-brexit-levels/

[Cactus Jack]

UK to EU exports rise to near pre-Brexit levels as trade deficit drops

After a catastrophic start to the year, UK exports to the EU have risen to near 2019 levels, before the UK exited the European Union.
https://www.cityam.com/uk-to-eu-exports-rise-to-near-pre-brexit-levels/

So being only slightly worse off is a benefit?

Following a very crude rule of thumb 2% shrinkage in the economy equates to roughly 2 million lost jobs.

And that's very much helped by a surge in spending after restrictions started to ease, what economists call 'pent up demand' and it's leading to forecasts of quite high inflation this year. The CPI is already at 2.1%, meaning the so-called pay rise given to NHS staff as a reward for their sacrifices is actually a 1.1% pay cut.

[Snookerballs]

The sausage war with the EU is temporarily calming down .

The Wurst is over there is no Wiener !!!

[Stooo]

The army should be called to distribute goods to supermarkets amid a driver shortage sparked by Brexit and Covid, the government has been told.

Industry leaders are warning of gaps on shelves because of an “unimaginable” collapse of supply chains triggered by a shortfall of at least 60,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.

Sweets giant Haribo is among firms struggling to get stocks into shops, because of “a perfect storm” of EU drivers shunning the UK and tests cancelled because of the pandemic.

Boris Johnson was confronted about the problems in the Commons – but ducked a call to relax post-Brexit immigration rules to allow more drivers to work in this country.

Now it has been revealed that the use of the army was raised at meeting of industry representatives and officials from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 77588.html

Move on, nothing to see here...

[Cactus Jack]

The sausage war with the EU is temporarily calming down .

The Wurst is over there is no Wiener !!!

I like a laugh

But let's not forget the reality. While talking tough on TV Boris went crawling to the EU for an extension and in order to get it he was ordered to continue to stick to all the existing EU rules and implement any changes they make between now and September 30 with absolutely no say in those changes whatsoever.

Because that's what 'sovereignty' means

[Maddog]

The sausage war with the EU is temporarily calming down .

The Wurst is over there is no Wiener !!!

With about half the population being a big fan of wieners, you knew things would get worked out.

[Cactus Jack]

The sausage war with the EU is temporarily calming down .

The Wurst is over there is no Wiener !!!

With about half the population being a big fan of wieners, you knew things would get worked out.

And after your recent wokeness about LGBTQ+

[Grafenwalder]

The sausage war with the EU is temporarily calming down .

The Wurst is over there is no Wiener !!!

I like Bockwurst, even the slim long ones they shove down the centre of a bread roll with ready made hole in. Commonly found at autobahn service areas they're dismissed by most Germans as junk food which it probably is - but I still like them.