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29 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I arrived to work today to discover a £7 per hour pay rise. A 40% increase... almost overnight.

There are no drivers, things are about to get a bit tasty.

Completely unsustainable, of course, so guess what happens to prices next?

All your shit comes by lorry. All of it.
You might be asking what happened? Where have all the drivers gone and why?

Please check out my thread on my profile or below and it will help to explain.

Please also retweet and share it if you wish.

This has gone absolutely mad to the point I have no hope of keeping up or even seeing most of it.

So thank you. To everyone, for your replies, contributions, links, and most importantly those who have shared and retweeted.

If you need to reach me, please DM.
If you do one thing today please consider donating to charities supporting those affected by the Afghan crisis.

Despite everything we are a wealthy first world country in a position to help and I believe we should

Human beings first
. Please consider doing what you can to help

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29 Jun
Seeing news reports of a shortage of lorry drivers and a worry of empty shelves? You might be asking why.

I will try and explain a bit. Broadly, since as long as I can remember, there has been a shortage of lorry drivers. This is not a job people in the 21st century, want 1/ Image
It's hard work, the hours are long
It can be dirty, heavy manual work
It's dangerous
It's complex and highly regulated
It's bad for your health and your diet
It's bad for your family and social life
It is poorly paid, per hour, on average
The cost of entry is high

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You could argue, wrongly, that little has changed in the profession since the 70s. This is the public perception of the role.

So British people don't want to do it, and haven't wanted to for over 20 years. This is not a new problem.

But in 2004. The EU welcomed new members
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