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304. #BrexitReality ✈️🛬👨✈️👩✈️"Post-Brexit aviation policy has failed UK carriers, it was claimed this week.
Many airlines are struggling to gain EU flight permits, while contending with European competition domestically, said one executive."
theloadstar.com/uk-charter-air…
Many airlines are struggling to gain EU flight permits, while contending with European competition domestically, said one executive."
theloadstar.com/uk-charter-air…
305. #BrexitReality "Brexit blamed for British exports to Ireland falling 65% in January
New customs rules also a factor in 41% drop in value of goods moving from UK to the EU"
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
New customs rules also a factor in 41% drop in value of goods moving from UK to the EU"
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
306. #BrexitReality “Brussels capped interchange fees for all transactions inside the EU in 2015” but with Brexit... “Visa is to force through a series of post-Brexit fee increases which could place fresh pressure on consumers and small businesses” ft.com/content/4820b6…
282. #BrexitReality “truth will out. Day by bleak day, the epic damage caused by this execrable deception, this shameful Conservative con, becomes ever more evident. No amount of Michael Gove spin can hide the facts.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
283. #BrexitReality “Collapse of trade with EU will ‘last until the summer’.
Delays and confusion at the UK’s ports threatens to put hundreds of small and medium-sized exporters out of business” - @phillipinman theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Delays and confusion at the UK’s ports threatens to put hundreds of small and medium-sized exporters out of business” - @phillipinman theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
284. #BrexitReality “We have increased export paperwork, cash is tied up in raw materials from the EU as we have to hold greater stocks; there has been a massive increase in shipping costs"
independent.co.uk/news/business/…
independent.co.uk/news/business/…
263. #BrexitReality “Last week the Chancellor accepted the OBR’s forecasts of a 4% reduction in national income once the full effects of Brexit are felt.
Overall, the net cost of Johnson’s Brexit to the public finances will come in at almost £30 billion each year.”
Overall, the net cost of Johnson’s Brexit to the public finances will come in at almost £30 billion each year.”
264. #BrexitReality “UK manufacturers lose revenue and business since leaving EU
Survey shows more than 33% have suffered increased costs as a result of delays and red tape” ft.com/content/ba6452…
Survey shows more than 33% have suffered increased costs as a result of delays and red tape” ft.com/content/ba6452…
265. #BrexitReality “One of the few dairies allowed to make Stilton said it has had to stop sales to the European Union (EU) since Brexit.
Hartington Creamery at Pikehall, Derbyshire, said the paperwork needed for each order was costing too much.” bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
Hartington Creamery at Pikehall, Derbyshire, said the paperwork needed for each order was costing too much.” bbc.com/news/uk-englan…
247. #BrexitReality Surprise, surprise... turns out the “Turing Programme” for student exchange looks like a damp squib which doesn’t come close to making up for what students lost with UK exit from the EU’s Erasmus+. 👇
248. #BrexitReality “British ports say they are not ready for Brexit customs checks...The context for this discussion is to ensure that supermarket shelves remain stocked, and that the fresh food on which the UK relies continues to reach those shelves” theguardian.com/business/2021/…
249. #BrexitReality More on Brexit risks to food supplies from @adampayne26 “Growing concern over food supplies when shops and hospitality reopen this summer could lead the government to relax checks on European Union imports scheduled to take effect in April and July.”
235. #BrexitReality ✈️ “Post-Brexit, a UK carrier must seek agreement from airlines of both countries before it can obtain a permit, owing to the UK becoming a third country and no longer having the rights to fly from the EU to other nations.” ft.com/content/bb3b3d…
236. #BrexitReality “the new French figures indicate that the frictional barriers and uncertainty created by Brexit have dealt a heavy blow to commercial activity between the UK and the EU, its biggest trading partner.” ft.com/content/5b8028…
237. #BrexitReality "Exporters count the costs of Brexit in delays and red tape. Away from the pandemic, businesses are struggling to get used to life outside the European Union" thetimes.co.uk/article/export…
231. #BrexitReality 🚛🚚 More on damage to road haulage industry...👇
232. #BrexitReality Links to some personal testimonials on YouTube hosted by a group in Liverpool by small business owners in 🧀, 🏍 , &🍷 trades who’ve seen their businesses severely damaged by Brexit 👇
233. #BrexitReality Investment ⬇️. UK’s new infrastructure bank “fails to make up for the funding provided by the European Investment Bank, which has invested around £5 billion a year on average in the UK... UK lost access to the EIB when it left the EU.” independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
228. #BrexitReality Johnson's lies about N.I. Protocol slam into reality: "Loyalist paramilitary groups have told British & Irish govs they are withdrawing support for Good Friday agreement in protest at N. Ireland’s Irish Sea trade border w/ rest of UK"
229. #BrexitReality 🧀🍫 "Fine food retailers have faced Brexit-related supply problems and price rises after the UK finally started life outside the EU." gff.co.uk/brexit-causing…
230. #BrexitReality 🚛🚚 "‘roaming permits’ that allow UK abnormal load hauliers to operate in France have been rendered invalid by French law following Britain’s exit from the EU’s rules, despite warnings to UK gov that the issue needed to be addressed" lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-direct…
207. #BrexitReality “We've seen lots of stories from angry shoppers who've been hit with extra charges since the start of the year – one MoneySaver told us they'd had to pay almost £100 extra.” moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/buyin…
208. #BrexitReality More on 🎶 "It feels like an absolute car crash," Ellis said. "They finally got the Brexit agreement sorted out — and it turns out... that there's no provision to enable musicians to be able to go and work in Europe. It's devastating." theweek.com/articles/96846…
209. #BrexitReality “Four Brexit red tape horror stories.
Brexit correspondent @lisaocarroll distils a few of the post-exit bumps facing individual British firms that she has investigated for the Guardian” 👇 prospectmagazine.co.uk/economics-and-…
Brexit correspondent @lisaocarroll distils a few of the post-exit bumps facing individual British firms that she has investigated for the Guardian” 👇 prospectmagazine.co.uk/economics-and-…
206. #BrexitReality "Businesses hit by punishing new red tape at Britain’s borders are paying the price for Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit, David Cameron says.... warning the “bureaucracy” was the inevitable result of leaving the EU single market." independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
207. #BrexitReality “We've seen lots of stories from angry shoppers who've been hit with extra charges since the start of the year – one MoneySaver told us they'd had to pay almost £100 extra.” moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/buyin…
208. #BrexitReality More on 🎶 "It feels like an absolute car crash," Ellis said. "They finally got the Brexit agreement sorted out — and it turns out... that there's no provision to enable musicians to be able to go and work in Europe. It's devastating." theweek.com/articles/96846…
205. ✈️ “UK aerospace industry feels it is in limbo over how the country’s new aviation regulations interact with those of the EU...In the absence of these details, some of the key parts of the industry are unable to work and therefore are losing business” theloadstar.com/uk-aerospace-i…
206. #BrexitReality "Businesses hit by punishing new red tape at Britain’s borders are paying the price for Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit, David Cameron says.... warning the “bureaucracy” was the inevitable result of leaving the EU single market." independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
207. #BrexitReality “We've seen lots of stories from angry shoppers who've been hit with extra charges since the start of the year – one MoneySaver told us they'd had to pay almost £100 extra.” moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/buyin…
202. #BrexitReality "Scotland’s salmon farmers have incurred losses of at least £11 million as a direct result of the changes brought about by Brexit, the trade body for the sector announced today." thefishsite.com/articles/scotl…
203. #BrexitReality "Welsh exports to Ireland are being blocked by extra paperwork and costs at customs, says CBI Wales." bbc.com/news/uk-wales-…
204. #BrexitReality Report from @UKandEU: "The authors also warn that duplication will add to businesses' costs in a host of areas" “Although the UK has gained regulatory autonomy in theory, it faces formidable constraints to diverge in practice” -H Kassim politico.eu/article/uks-br…
189. #BrexitReality “Devastating, unviable, admin overload: UK stage companies count cost of Brexit.
New visa rules, taxes and transport restrictions are some of the hurdles British dance and theatre organisations must now overcome to tour Europe” theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb…
New visa rules, taxes and transport restrictions are some of the hurdles British dance and theatre organisations must now overcome to tour Europe” theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb…
190. #BrexitReality 👞 At Tricker’s, a 192 year-old maker of English luxury shoes beloved by Prince Charles and Japanese fashionistas, relief at averting a no-deal Brexit quickly turned to dismay at the new price of doing business with the European Union” reuters.com/article/uk-bri…
191. #BrexitReality "Delays importing and exporting goods to and from the EU have worsened since Brexit was introduced at the start of the year and will result in stock shortages and price rises for consumers, according to a report." - @lisaocarroll theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
180. #BrexitReality 🥪🥃
“Businesses lose millions as export costs soar after Brexit
Some food and drink companies have seen their income shrink by as much as half.” news.stv.tv/politics/busin…
“Businesses lose millions as export costs soar after Brexit
Some food and drink companies have seen their income shrink by as much as half.” news.stv.tv/politics/busin…
181. #BrexitReality a small personal story from @IanDunt about new VAT charges Britons now may have to pay when receiving gifts in the mail from family & friends in the EU 👇
182. #BrexitReality “Sussex medicines firm takes production line abroad in white van to beat Brexit ban.
UK assembly line at standstill as pharmaceutical company sets up in Amsterdam and plans EU expansion”@lisaocarroll in @guardian via @DavidHenigUK tweet👇
UK assembly line at standstill as pharmaceutical company sets up in Amsterdam and plans EU expansion”@lisaocarroll in @guardian via @DavidHenigUK tweet👇
161. #BrexitReality 👩🎓🧑🎓👨🎓👇
162. #BrexitReality hits Exeter
163. #BrexitReality "The course, run in conjunction with the international players’ union, had previously cost £300 per student... the Danish university which hosts the course confirmed that UK passport holders would now have to pay £8,650 to complete it" theguardian.com/football/2021/…
145. #BrexitReality Thread on red tape nightmare one man is facing to get permit to work in Belgium for over 90 days post-Brexit: "The cost is between £425.50 and £665.50 and a minimum of 6 weeks to get all documentation and the permit processed."
146. #BrexitReality “Trading in euro-denominated swaps has dropped by nearly 30 % since the end of the Brexit transition period... Most trade has shifted to New York, Amsterdam, and Paris, as EU platforms.” cityam.com/post-brexit-on…
147. #BrexitReality The Office for National Statistics report, “shows a sharp escalation in Brexit problems”. "35% of businesses experienced importing challenges because of disruption at UK borders & 25% of exporters recorded disruption at border” craftbusiness.com/news/view/35-o…
142. #BrexitReality “Around a third of the company’s turnover, he told me, came from trade with people in EU countries... “It’s been absolutely disastrous since Brexit,” he said. “We’d been doing quite big numbers, but they’ve declined rapidly.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
143. #BrexitReality “New post-Brexit trade restrictions have pushed up the cost of parts and raw materials for two thirds of small British manufacturers surveyed last month, and a majority reported some level of disruption.” reuters.com/article/britai…
144. #BrexitReality 👷🚜 “Despite the UK construction sector having a broadly domestic focus, the impact of Brexit is likely to become apparent soon the firm said... Smaller firms are more likely to suffer from rising costs and longer delivery times.” building.co.uk/news/smes-to-b…
114. #BrexitReality “Thousands of jobs could be moved from London’s financial districts as banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup and BNP Paribas are continuing to shift staff away from London as part of their Brexit plans” fnlondon.com/articles/incon…
116. #BrexitReality “chairman of JD Sports said the red tape and delays in shipping goods to mainland Europe meant "double-digit millions" in extra costs... company might open a distribution centre overseas ... and that would mean job losses in the UK.”bbc.com/news/business-…
106. #BrexitReality “non-tariff export barriers are threatening the future of many small British exporters & are interrupting the supply of food & agricultural products into Northern Ireland from the rest of the country.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
107. #BrexitReality More shellfish woes...
108. #BrexitReality "ICE plans to move its 1 billion-euro daily market for European carbon emissions contracts to the Netherlands from London in a blow to the U.K.’s attempts to build a green finance powerhouse after Brexit" (h/t @JohnHol32019188) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
89. #BrexitReality: This one isn’t about a specific industry but a systemic problem causing big delays for all traders: @Joe_Mayes 🧵discusses how @BorisJohnson gov failed to train enough new customs agents to handle Brexit red tape. Tens of thousands more needed.
90. #BrexitReality Scottish “Exporters must "negotiate" 18 different steps to send products to Europe, while importers face another eight steps, he told MSPs.” “That is a real nightmare” scotsman.com/news/politics/…
91. #BrexitReality “Costs and paperwork are spiralling because of Britain’s new deal with the EU, designers and executives say” “It’s been an absolute disaster.” ft.com/content/9fb6b5…
84. #BrexitReality ...not just “teething problems” ... @adampayne26 reports on Gove admitting to serious problems caused by new checks on GB-NI trade
85. #BrexitReality The UK Art & Antiques market suffering from Brexit as new VAT, administrative & transport costs damage profitability. “It just makes things extremely difficult...punishing hard-working artists and honest tradesmen in their galleries"
77. #BrexitReality Article & 🧵 from @pmdfoster: UK fashion industry facing ‘decimation’ over Brexit trade deal. Open letter from fashion industry execs & icons said, “Brexit was strangling the complex international supply chains and relationships that underpinned their industry”
78. #BrexitReality more on fish forms (and long term problems for UK traders) from @faisalislam (h/t @DavidHenigUK for this one)
79. #BrexitReality “UK’s cattle- and horse-breeding businesses could be at risk because of a government decision to cut funding for a Brexit inspection post for livestock at Portsmouth harbour,” @lisaocarroll reports theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
39. #BrexitReality: online shopping costs shoot up
40. #BrexitReality: "Meat processing plant Randall Parker Foods in Llanidloes, Powys, warned it may lose a third of its 150 workers unless new border controls change... & could lose a third of his business "which will make the company seriously unviable". bbc.com/news/uk-wales-…
41. #BrexitReality: more on damage to online shopping trade... "The new rules have put thousands of specialist online businesses at risk as consumers on both sides of the Channel balk at having to pay the hefty import fees." theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
17. #BrexitReality 🧵: Ireland-Wales trade down 70%
18. #BrexitReality 🧵: "On 4 January billions of euros of business left the UK for the EU"... "Britain is now losing its very strong position in trading of European equities in London” independent.co.uk/news/business/…
19. #BrexitReality 🧵: More on trucking backups...
1. So many stories coming out revealing that Brexiteers sold Brexit on lies and that reality of Brexit is turning out - just as experts had warned - to be a fiasco and an enormous act of economic self-harm for UK. I’ll keep track of some in this Brexit reality thread🧵 👇
2. Brexit reality: Scottish fish 🐟 exports 👇
3. #BrexitReality 🧵: first food shortages
