"Ports chaos will get WORSE: Ministers put troops on standby to clear backlog 'amid shortages of broccoli, tomatoes and cheese' as Liz Truss admits Brexit IS partly to blame"

Another straight as an arrow piece about Brexit disruption from the Daily Mail!
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
As I've said on previous occasions...

Yes, it's irritating and frustrating as anything that they're only telling the truth NOW.

But it is still much better than the alternative (embraced by the Express) of continuing the lies and spin and automatic EU-blaming.
If there's any hope of our reaching a closer relationship with the EU, or rejoining again, there needs to be a big swing in public opinion (not all 17.4 million, but substantial numbers).

Material like this will be much more effective than anything the "Remain contingent" says.
Though it feels painful to hold back, we would be best served by biting our lips, instead of lashing out with "well, you voted for it" mockery.

Save all that rage and frustration for the people who conned the electorate, and who continue to insist Brexit was a fantastic idea.
Added: someone at the DM has edited the original headline (which was as quoted in my first tweet). It now includes a baseless attack on the EU!

All that happened between 11:31 when the article was first published, and 12:22.

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21 Jan
We know the Daily Mail, Express, Telegraph etc. lied about Brexit.

We know that Johnson, Gove, Farage, Hoey & hundreds of other prominent people lied about Brexit.

We know that some economists and business leaders lied about Brexit and got 50% of BBC coverage.

(please read on)
We know vast amounts of money were spent on highly targeted, corrosive social media campaigns.

We know all of those things, yet we're still enraged at Leavers? (Some of that is human nature.)

"How dare they have voted Leave! They had all the facts."

(please read on)
No, they didn't have all the facts. Why? For every reason in this thread.

They were living in giant info bubbles. Every source of information within those bubbles was consistent with every other source (and lying).

So how could they REALISTICALLY know better?

(please read on)
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21 Jan
THREAD

It's worth focusing on the "new" aspect of the new red tape and paperwork introduced by Brexit.

It's not "new new". They're the result of the rules that apply to the EU's interation with any third country. (Rules that the UK had a hand in drafting when we were a member.)
But the situation is more nuanced than that.

The rules are new for any UK firm that's never had to deal with a non-EU country before.

Likewise for many EU firms, which may have never sold outside the EU, precisely because it was so much more complicated than within the EU.
They're also new for the customs staff at the Channel ports (both sides) because there was no EU/non-EU border present before Brexit.

They're new for hauliers, very few of whom serve non-EU markets. Until the UK left, they never had to worry about much other than driving.
Read 5 tweets
20 Jan
"Defra sets up £23m fund for UK seafood exporters hit by Brexit

Each firm can claim up to £100,000 from food and environment ministry for losses due to trade deal"

How does this help? The red tape mountain remains. It's a sticking plaster not a solution. theguardian.com/business/2021/…
What red tape mountain?

THIS red tape mountain!

(The slide below comes from the UK Government's 'Border Operating Model' case studies, which were released on 31 December 2020, 8 hours before the transition period ended.)
And what happens in a couple of weeks when the £23 million is gone? Do they shut up shop?
Read 4 tweets
18 Jan
The big fishermen's protest in Downing Street is starting to make headlines.

(Let's hope there's plenty of focus on the lorry that turned up with "Brexit Carnage!" plastered across it.)
Read 4 tweets
18 Jan
Wow! Looks like the Scottish fishermen have moved to direct action, with a convoy of lorries at Westminster... facebook.com/onlywayisdutch…
Wonder if the Express will choose to go with a photo of the one with "Brexit Carnage" plastered across it? 😂
They threatened it last week - now they're carrying out that threat.

Will it make it onto the BBC News? 🧐
Read 5 tweets
17 Jan
"Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses"

- £4.50 "Brexit charge": paperwork fee
- £5 "deferment account fee": courier fee for pre-paying import charges
- €14+ "disbursement charge": parcel inspection/processing fee

Good golly!
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
All those fees are layered on top of any actual tariffs, destination country VAT, Brexit shipping surcharges etc.

And then of course there's the shipping fee itself.
Basically, every link in the chain is demanding a supplementary payment for the time/hassle/extra effort of dealing with Brexit.

Genius stuff.

Brexit Kills Business.
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