And for those of you keeping score at home:

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.

/2

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.

/3

The current situation results purely from:

Known risks and issues
Bad time management
Tight deadline

which leads to

A complete mess.

/4

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.

/5

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.

/6

Could this stress and panic have been avoided if we had prepared on time?
Yes, though prices would have still gone up.

/ends