Thread by @SNPPeterhead

Who, doesn't enjoy a Cheeky Nandos? those Peri Peri Salted Fries and nice spicy Chicken, what's not to like?

Well it seems that things are a bit tough for Nando's at the moment...

Restaurants all over England, Scotland and Wales are suffering shortages of supplies and they have had to close about 50 premises.

Prompting this tweet from Nando's HQ...

But hang on, if Twitter has limited characters why didn't Nando's just type "UK" instead?

Well that's because there is one area of the UK not suffering from a lack of reasonably priced spicy chicken and fries. Northern Ireland is still has easily accessible Cheeky Nando's...

But that's not fair! how come NI can still enjoy those Peri Peri Salted Fries and rUK has to go without?

What is it that is so different about NI that they still get a Cheeky Nando's any time they like?...

Well the real reason is this...

You see, unlike the UK Govt and their gammon fisted approach to Brexit, the EU were prepared.

The UK Govt thought that Europe would still want to use "The Land Bridge" illustrated below.

And that the EU would acquiesce to making border checks easier to keep trade flowing...

This would of course make exports to the EU easy too, but the EU didn't do that.

Those dastardly europeans totally sideswiped the UK Gov't and put in place all those lovely new Ferry Routes and Services...

And of course as the NI Protocol led to a "soft border" so that NI could still access the EU single market, then those tasty Peri Peri Salted Fries and Spicy Chicken continue to flood into the only part of the UK attached to a sensible neighbour.

Leading to scenes like this...

One could almost be forgiven for thinking that access to the Single Market and Frictionless Borders were a good thing.

Who'd have thought? 🤷

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