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So exciting!

Can't wait for my sovereignty and freedumb.

Anyone else getting excited about this, and which food are you most looking forward to having less of?

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Think Brexit food shortages are bad now? Wait until October

10 August 2021 03:08

Over the past few weeks, food shortages have been a growing concern in the UK, fuelled by the ongoing effects of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has been urged to deploy the army to replace over 100,000 lorry drivers, primarily from Eastern Europe, who have been unable or unwilling to work in the UK due to post-Brexit rules and the UK’s Covid travel restrictions. In addition to a shortage of truck drivers, confusion over customs declarations and delays in transporting goods have contributed the exacerbating the problem.

In some areas, certain supermarket shelves have been left completely bare, while others have expressed disbelief, claiming they’re yet to notice the shortages and ultimately labelling the concerns over food shortages a hoax.

But with new Brexit checks set to come into effect from 1st October, the food shortages look set to worsen. From that date, animal and plant products imported into the UK from the EU will require extra paperwork and border checks. The government hopes these checks will be “smooth and efficient”, but based on how Brexit has been handled since the referendum in June 2016, those reassurances aren’t particularly comforting.

Moreover, the food industry says higher prices will be a practical guarantee as European producers pass on the cost of this red tape to British consumers. Just-in-time supply lines are also expected to be disrupted by the new arrangements, which will almost certainly bring about more food shortages.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifes ... er-285428/
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wjfox wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:44 pm So exciting!

Can't wait for my sovereignty and freedumb.

Anyone else getting excited about this, and which food are you most looking forward to having less of?

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Think Brexit food shortages are bad now? Wait until October

10 August 2021 03:08

Over the past few weeks, food shortages have been a growing concern in the UK, fuelled by the ongoing effects of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has been urged to deploy the army to replace over 100,000 lorry drivers, primarily from Eastern Europe, who have been unable or unwilling to work in the UK due to post-Brexit rules and the UK’s Covid travel restrictions. In addition to a shortage of truck drivers, confusion over customs declarations and delays in transporting goods have contributed the exacerbating the problem.

In some areas, certain supermarket shelves have been left completely bare, while others have expressed disbelief, claiming they’re yet to notice the shortages and ultimately labelling the concerns over food shortages a hoax.

But with new Brexit checks set to come into effect from 1st October, the food shortages look set to worsen. From that date, animal and plant products imported into the UK from the EU will require extra paperwork and border checks. The government hopes these checks will be “smooth and efficient”, but based on how Brexit has been handled since the referendum in June 2016, those reassurances aren’t particularly comforting.

Moreover, the food industry says higher prices will be a practical guarantee as European producers pass on the cost of this red tape to British consumers. Just-in-time supply lines are also expected to be disrupted by the new arrangements, which will almost certainly bring about more food shortages.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifes ... er-285428/
I'm not excited one bit. i go to Aldi so i will be interested to see what foods will be missing from our usual shopping list.
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I'm curious to know. What food items would make you think it's the end of the world if they are no longer on the shelves?
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raklian wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:35 pm I'm curious to know. What food items would make you think it's the end of the world if they are no longer on the shelves?
Bread?
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Time_Traveller wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:46 pm
I'm not excited one bit.
Maybe I should tag my posts with "/s" (sarcasm). ;)

raklian wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:35 pm I'm curious to know. What food items would make you think it's the end of the world if they are no longer on the shelves?
Well I'm addicted to delicious, fruity, creamy yoghurts – once they're gone, the world is over as far as I'm concerned.

Serious answer? – bread, milk, eggs, meat. The basic stuff. Oh, and if alcohol is in short supply, a lot of people will be very angry, especially those in already deprived areas. Will be interesting to see what happens post-October.
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Here is a image of Irish trade routes from the Republic of Ireland to Europe.

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UK to scrap web cookie requests in post-Brexit data revamp
Thursday 26 August 2021

The UK will scrap “pointless” web cookie requests as part of a major package of reforms that will replace the EU’s data laws with a new post-Brexit regime.

Culture secretary Oliver Dowden today unveiled a string of new measures designed to harness the power of data to drive growth and create jobs.
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The move will see large parts of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scrapped in a bid to cut down on red tape and deliver a so-called Brexit dividend.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Dowden said he planned to get rid of “pointless bureaucracy” such as cookie requests while also upholding privacy.

“There’s an opportunity for us to set world-leading, gold standard data regulation which protects privacy, but does so in as light touch a way as possible,” he said.
https://www.cityam.com/uk-to-scrap-web- ... ta-revamp/

In otherwords, they will target GDPR.
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