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None of it, literally none of it is new.
Every single trade/customs/logistics specialist not paid to come up with good news would have warned the Gov about this even BEFORE the referendum
/1 https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/brexit/food-industry-fears-brexit-worst-case-scenario-is-now-the-reality/650589.article?utm_source=Daily%20News%20(The%20Grocer)&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-11-20&c=
None of it, literally none of it is new.
Every single trade/customs/logistics specialist not paid to come up with good news would have warned the Gov about this even BEFORE the referendum
/1 https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/brexit/food-industry-fears-brexit-worst-case-scenario-is-now-the-reality/650589.article?utm_source=Daily%20News%20(The%20Grocer)&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-11-20&c=
Our ports haven't changed, it's not like we have less space in Dover now than we did 5 years ago.
The nature of ro-ro traffic or logistics involved haven't changed.
The customs/SPs procedures for non-EU members haven't fundamentally changed.
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The nature of ro-ro traffic or logistics involved haven't changed.
The customs/SPs procedures for non-EU members haven't fundamentally changed.
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If you had asked someone in 2015 to outline the risks related to moving fresh products from the EU to the UK under an FTA/no-deal, they would have told you.
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The current situation results purely from:
Known risks and issues
Bad time management
Tight deadline
which leads to
A complete mess.
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Known risks and issues
Bad time management
Tight deadline
which leads to
A complete mess.
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Are we all going to starve? No.
Are we going to see disruption and potentially some short-term shortages? Very likely.
Are prices about to go up?Very likely.
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Will there be a lot of really stressed and sleep-deprived ppl in the logistics/customs/retail sector? You better believe it.
Is this a situation the private sector should be in? Challenges the private sector should have to deal with? No.
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Could this stress and panic have been avoided if we had prepared on time? Yes, though prices would have still gone up.
/ends