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Don't worry there will be food on the shelves, it will just cost more that's all.''Walk into any British supermarket and you will be surrounded by European products, from Italian cheeses to French wines. Around 30% of all food consumed in the UK is imported from the EU, but for some foods, such as spinach and olives, the EU is practically the UK’s sole supplier.With Boris Johnson claiming he will take Britain out of the EU by 31 October “do or die”, the UK’s reliance on EU food is a major risk. In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK would be obliged under World Trade Organization rules to impose average food import tariffs of 22% and conduct product inspections, leading to delays and shortening the shelf-life of products.Despite Brexiters’ assurances of tariffless trade, a House of Lords inquiry concluded: “… in either a ‘deal’ or ‘no-deal’ scenario, Brexit will result in some additional border checks and documentation requirements for food imported from the EU to the UK. These will increase the time it takes for food to reach shop shelves and result in additional costs.”In 2016 more than £30.3bn of Britain’s food imports and £12.3bn of its food exports were with the EU, totalling almost £1,300 of trade every second and highlighting the scale of economic disruption on both sides if the UK crashes out without a deal''https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2019/aug/13/how-a-no-deal-brexit-threatens-your-weekly-food-shop
That would be easy to change thou more people including myself should buy more British products
Quote from: bpoolrover on August 13, 2019, 01:15:35 pmThat would be easy to change thou more people including myself should buy more British productsEconomics 101Increased demand = higher prices.PS I'm sure British farmers would love for you tell them how you think land that can produce 100% of something can suddenly produce 200% of it. And instantly too.
Quote from: Glyn_Wigley on August 13, 2019, 02:29:56 pmQuote from: bpoolrover on August 13, 2019, 01:15:35 pmThat would be easy to change thou more people including myself should buy more British productsEconomics 101Increased demand = higher prices.PS I'm sure British farmers would love for you tell them how you think land that can produce 100% of something can suddenly produce 200% of it. And instantly too.. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJQ5uMv1JdsFMALTJ0g81Q;_ylu=X3oDMTByaW11dnNvBGNvbG8DaXIyBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1565732876/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theplymouthdaily.co.uk%2fnews%2ffood-drink%2fback-british-farming-put-more-british-food-more-british-plates/RK=2/RS=Ppzj4xDXAJrOHwRKcnjEDND6Igw- I never said instantly as there will be no need 2, were suddenly not going to run out of food you no
Just to throw something else into this.Did anyone else see the BBC's Beyond 100 Days last week (30 July)?https://archive.org/details/BBCNEWS_20190730_180000_Beyond_100_DaysThe interview at about 7:43 p.m. was with a former US senator who is part of a committee set up to 'Protect the Good Friday Agreement'. The gist was that there are so many 'Irish' Americans worried about a hard border, including members of the 'Ways and Means Committee'. This committee will be required to accept any trade deal the UK makes with the US, and it is likely (according to the interviewee at least) to block any such deal in the event of a no deal Brexit and a hard border. Very scary to hear such things from the basket we look to be putting all our eggs in.
Feeling nervous at all SS, no reason really just asking?
And for the sake of balance here is an excellent piece on how hardcore remainers have become extremists. Loud, obssesive and tribal - they hate Fararge, Johnson and Corbyn but love legal experts and James O'Brien:https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/13/brexit-remain-radicalisation-fbpe-peoples-vote
I wouldn't worry if I were you Steve, it's all smoke and mirrors....Ian Dunt - Johnson is a vain and ignorant sociopath but he is not stupid. All he cares about is his premiership, and he knows no-deal will end it.He is bluffing. But he has miscalculated. And he will fail.https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/is-boris-johnson-bluffing-brexit-no-deal-parliament-westminster
SSOf course he won't push No Deal through. Because it would do very serious damage to the country and, in an era of reall bad PMs, he would go down in history as the very worst.What he's doing is manoeuvring Parliament into a position where THEY have to stop No Deal. Then he plays the "You, the honest, democracy loving electorate have been betrayed by these bas**rd MPs," card when we go into the Election.It is shameless politicking. And so f**king transparent if you're prepared to look at it.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on August 14, 2019, 08:06:11 pmSSOf course he won't push No Deal through. Because it would do very serious damage to the country and, in an era of reall bad PMs, he would go down in history as the very worst.What he's doing is manoeuvring Parliament into a position where THEY have to stop No Deal. Then he plays the "You, the honest, democracy loving electorate have been betrayed by these bas**rd MPs," card when we go into the Election.It is shameless politicking. And so f**king transparent if you're prepared to look at it.The groundwork is already taking placehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49348072