A thank you to Brexiteers.

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yappy, noisy little cunt down the road barks very fucking night, so I can't loose of a few rockets on 1 night a year because I might upset poor little yappy, noisy cunt down the road?

Worst defence of Brexit, yet.

You responding to a distressed animal by wishing to make it even more distressed is fairly nasty.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Turns out we can’t even pretend to blow up Parliament this year

Bonfire Night fireworks ‘70% down’ due to Brexit and supply chain crisis

Suppliers said to be unwilling to stock up because of confusion over safety labelling and extra paperwork

www.theguardian.com

Good. I fucking hate fireworks.

 

[Elpenor]

I hate fireworks too, and was born on blowing up parliament day, so had to endure going to displays as a kid.

 

[Sprocket.]

Good. I fucking hate fireworks.

Blame China. It’s the in thing.

 

[krtek a houby]

Dogs are benefiting from Brexit. This is a real bonus.

 

[TopCat]

I’m confident Lidl will have their usual affordable selection of huge fireworks.

 

[TopCat]

I probably will give them a miss this year though. I’m trying hard to get on with the neighbours.

 

[bimble]

So this is happening, as predicted - brexit means less British food more imports.

"British fruit and vegetable growers are cutting planting in 2022 after an unprecedented labor shortage led to widespread waste of produce and hundreds of tonnes of crops, from broccoli to raspberries, rotted in the fields. . Currently, producers are planning to reduce yields next year and expect the rest to be supplemented by imports."

"Some growers have pulled out of strawberries completely. Kent has raspberry growers who have uprooted their crops and no longer plant them..'
etc

Britain’s fruit and veg farmers cut 2022 planting after widespread waste

British fruit and vegetable growers are cutting planting in 2022 after an unprecedented labor shortage led to widespread waste of produce and hundreds of tonnes of crops, from broccoli to…

www.freshplaza.com

 

[krtek a houby]

Probably nothing to do with Brexit

 

[brogdale]

We can't be far away from Brexit means nothing to do with Brexit?

 

[Badgers]

upday.com

f7td5.app.goo.gl

 

[mojo pixy]

So this is happening, as predicted - brexit means less British food more imports.

"British fruit and vegetable growers are cutting planting in 2022 after an unprecedented labor shortage led to widespread waste of produce and hundreds of tonnes of crops, from broccoli to raspberries, rotted in the fields. . Currently, producers are planning to reduce yields next year and expect the rest to be supplemented by imports."

"Some growers have pulled out of strawberries completely. Kent has raspberry growers who have uprooted their crops and no longer plant them..'
etc

Britain’s fruit and veg farmers cut 2022 planting after widespread waste

British fruit and vegetable growers are cutting planting in 2022 after an unprecedented labor shortage led to widespread waste of produce and hundreds of tonnes of crops, from broccoli to…

www.freshplaza.com

So instead of adapting the business model, it's toys out of the pram. Fuck food for the community, it's me n my profits. Kulak wankers. Bury them under their own fields.

 

[Pickman's model]

So instead of adapting the business model, it's toys out of the pram. Fuck food for the community, it's me n my profits. Kulak wankers. Bury them under their own fields.

Let them feed penguins

 

[bimble]

i enjoyed this set of numbers. Only a quarter of the people who voted leave and / or voted tory at the last election (these are largely the same people remember) think that the food shortages are caused by brexit.
They're also a lot less likely to think that food shortages are happening at all.

 

[bimble]

So instead of adapting the business model, it's toys out of the pram. Fuck food for the community, it's me n my profits. Kulak wankers. Bury them under their own fields.

Yes they probably decided to let the veg rot this year because profits .

 

[TopCat]

Yes they probably decided to let the veg rot this year because profits .

They could have opened their fields to locals to help themselves. But no. Trash the crop and keep prices high. I would prosecute the growers myself for wilful destruction of food whilst people go hungry. Five years on water porridge.

 

[bimble]

They could have opened their fields to locals to help themselves. But no. Trash the crop and keep prices high. I would prosecute the growers myself for wilful destruction of food whilst people go hungry. Five years on water porridge.

that happened quite a lot, i saw a few of those help yourself stories, but there's a limit to what you can do with fifty thousand cougettes as anyone with an allotment knows.

 

[Pickman's model]

that happened quite a lot, i saw a few of those help yourself stories, but there's a limit to what you can do with fifty thousand cougettes as anyone with an allotment knows.

Sounds like you know as much about allotments as I do about the riverine parasites of paraguay

 

[andysays]

They could have opened their fields to locals to help themselves. But no. Trash the crop and keep prices high. I would prosecute the growers myself for wilful destruction of food whilst people go hungry. Five years on water porridge.

I know this will be dismissed as crazy by some, but they could even have done something in the five years they've had since the referendum to reduce their dependency on cheap labour from poorer EU countries, instead of carrying blindly on, creating a crisis and expecting to be bailed out at the last minute.

 

[bimble]

I’m fine with Blame the Farmers, but am sad about the bigger picture, which is less British food more imports as a result of brexit.

 

[two sheds]

Government most to blame, they're supposed to be planning this whole episode

haha

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I’m fine with Blame the Farmers, but am sad about the bigger picture, which is less British food more imports as a result of brexit.

British food for British people, yeah? Time to take a more outward looking approach, Europe is on our doorstep and we should embrace it and its produce.

 

[TopCat]

Has anyone witnessed any actual food shortages?

 

[Chilli.s]

It's more choice shortages than food shortages so far. I predict food costs rising steeply though.

Let them eat cake

 

[bimble]

 

[Yossarian]

Is there a comparable country where seasonal agricultural work is all done by locals?

The approach of other relatively wealthy nations seems to be

A) bring in seasonal workers from elsewhere (US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland, etc.)
B) import all the food (Hong Kong, Singapore)
C) grudgingly bring in some foreign workers but try to have as much as possible done by robots (Japan)

C might be the most appealing option for the Tories - this will all have been worth it if we get to see Boris Johnson disembowelled by a rogue strawberry-picking robot next time he's cosplaying on a farm.

 

[Badgers]

Has anyone witnessed any actual food shortages?

Yes

 

[bimble]

Is there a comparable country where seasonal agricultural work is all done by locals?

The approach of other relatively wealthy nations seems to be

A) bring in seasonal workers from elsewhere (US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland, etc.)
B) import all the food (Hong Kong, Singapore)
C) grudgingly bring in some foreign workers but try to have as much as possible done by robots (Japan)

C might be the most appealing option for the Tories - this will all have been worth it if we get to see Boris Johnson disembowelled by a rogue strawberry-picking robot next time he's cosplaying on a farm.

B has already been mooted as a good idea by that man who advises the chancellor. I’m sure the answer to your question is no, there’s no ‘rich country’ that picks their own veg.

 

[TopCat]

Yes

What did you witness and when?

 

[TopCat]

It's more choice shortages than food shortages so far. I predict food costs rising steeply though.

Let them eat cake

I have seen none thus far. Choice or product shortages. Just wondering about first hand reports rather than shit photo shop empty shelf memes.