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A thank you to Brexiteers.

Badgers said:
No.

I think shareholders wages and bonuses should be reduced.

Hardly an issue?
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We all think that. But let’s assume food, haulier, service sector etc bosses decide not to do that (hard to imagine I know) and instead a sustained campaign is launched against workers demanding more pay: holding the country to ransom, pushing prices up, spoiling Christmas for the poor: which side should we take?
 
Smokeandsteam said:
No, I don’t think that. But at some stage the battle lines will be drawn: workers demanding more pay v those resisting - bosses, ministers, concerned citizens etc - on the basis that ‘prices must be kept down’. Just wondering which side you’ll be on especially as it’s Brexit driving these wage increases which hard pressed bosses will need to pass on at some point….
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But there's no new battle, it's the same thing as ever. Brexit hasnt changed the battle lines but brexit does mean (imo) that food will cost more for everyone. If we are about to see more widespread action to increase wages (not just lorry drivers food processors etc) then great. Making out that more expensive food & high inflation is something that's good news for workers in general just strikes me as nonsense though tbh.
 
bimble said:
But there's no new battle, it's the same thing as ever. Brexit hasnt changed the battle lines but brexit does mean (imo) that food will cost more for everyone. If we are about to see more widespread action to increase wages (not just lorry drivers food processors etc) then great. Making out that more expensive food & high inflation is something that's good news for workers in general just strikes me as nonsense though tbh.
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How would you resolve the seemingly intractable conundrum?
 
Smokeandsteam said:
How would you resolve the seemingly intractable conundrum?
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i haven't got an answer really, and i do see that you're asking a real question there. Me personally I'm someone who could pay more for my food without it hurting so its easy for me to sit here and say 'i would be on the side of the striking workers' but not sure that's a very meaningful to say.

Apart from a big raising of minimum wage - not going to happen - an idea that i like is 'maximum retail price', stamped on products, as imposed by the government for decades in india (in danger of being dumped there now) which fixes an upper legal limit on the price shops can charge for essential items. Which is also not going to happen obvs.
 
bimble said:
I think everyone should be able to afford food, and thats not the case at the moment. So if food gets more expensive everyone should have more money, not just lorry drivers & whichever other particular jobs are seeing some improvement in wages.
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You'll not believe what's about to happen to the price of pasta
 
Yossarian said:
Other countries: Food prices are rising because of numerous factors including the effect of climate change on agriculture.

www.france24.com

Rising food prices deepen the woes of world's poorest - France 24

Rising food prices deepen the woes of world's poorest
www.france24.com www.france24.com

UK: Brexit brexit brexit brexit? Brexit brexit!
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Yup.

However...

If there was ever a time for global solidarity this is it.

Under this Disgraced government and a brexit based on lies nobody in their right mind can justify this mess.
 

Marks & Spencer blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores​


Marks & Spencer has said it is closing 11 of its French stores because of problems supplying them with fresh and chilled foods since Brexit.
The UK retail giant said all 11 franchise stores it operated with partner SFH in France would shut "over the coming months".
M&S said supply chain problems since Brexit had made it "near impossible" to maintain standards of food supply.

Marks & Spencer blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores
 
Serene said:

Marks & Spencer blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores​


Marks & Spencer has said it is closing 11 of its French stores because of problems supplying them with fresh and chilled foods since Brexit.
The UK retail giant said all 11 franchise stores it operated with partner SFH in France would shut "over the coming months".
M&S said supply chain problems since Brexit had made it "near impossible" to maintain standards of food supply.

Marks & Spencer blames Brexit as it closes 11 French stores
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But what do you think?
 
bimble said:
But there's no new battle, it's the same thing as ever. Brexit hasnt changed the battle lines but brexit does mean (imo) that food will cost more for everyone. If we are about to see more widespread action to increase wages (not just lorry drivers food processors etc) then great. Making out that more expensive food & high inflation is something that's good news for workers in general just strikes me as nonsense though tbh.
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Yeah. We totally need people on barely minimum wage to pick the potatoes else Sky TV might slip out of reach. Lol
 
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