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"'Shelves are half empty!': Shoppers despair as Brexit border chaos leaves shortages of salad, fresh veg, frozen food, wine, beer, and fruit"

The Daily Mail is dishing out hefty dollops of Brexit reality on a daily basis now... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9151005/Brexit-chaos-fuels-fresh-food-crisis.html

Brexit chaos fuels fresh food crisis

Cauliflower packs, citrus fruit, aubergines, courgettes, mushrooms, strawberries, and blueberries as well as products like brie are showing as unavailable at supermarkets

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9151005/Brexit-chaos-fuels-fresh-food-crisis.html

"Scottish seafood firms are 'days from collapse' due to Brexit border chaos - as langoustine fishing boss threatens to dump TONS of rotting stock outside Downing Street if crisis isn't resolved"

Not one but two buckets of Brexit reality from the DM today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9150705/Scottish-seafood-firms-days-collapse.html

Seafood firms are 'days from collapse' due to Brexit border chaos

Desperate bosses said they face imminent closure as they urged Boris Johnson to deliver on his pledge to finally support the struggling sector in Scotland.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9150705/Scottish-seafood-firms-days-collapse.html

"Government will use post-Brexit shake up of workers' rights to ‘stimulate business growth’ amid claims 48 hour working week could be scrapped and holiday and legal requirements for breaks will be overhauled"

By golly, there's a third article today... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9150429/Fears-Britain-tear-48-hour-working-week-limit.html

Fears Britain will tear up 48-hour working week limit

Other post-Brexit changes may include changing the rules around breaks and not including overtime pay when calculating some holiday pay entitlements that guarantee most people 25 days a year.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9150429/Fears-Britain-tear-48-hour-working-week-limit.html

Now, I admit it feels hypocritical in the extreme that the DM have chosen to pivot so abruptly on Brexit, and blow with the prevailing wind. However, it ties in directly with the below, so I'll accept it... Gift horses, etc. https://twitter.com/uk_domain_names/status/1350001925241118720?s=20

https://twitter.com/uk_domain_names/status/1350001925241118720?s=20

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